Guest experience technology and check-in automation company Virdee has appointed Paul Pellman as its first CEO. The company’s co-founders, Branigan Mulcahy and Nadav Cornberg, have added the titles of COO and CTO, respectively.
Pellman joins the Virdee executive team following a 35-year career in the technology industry and will lead Virdee through its next phase of growth. This appointment marks his third time as CEO of an Austin-based technology company. Previously, he was CEO of Adometry. The company was acquired by Google under Pellman’s leadership. Most recently, he was CEO of Kazoo, a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company in the employee experience software industry.
This hire comes six months after Virdee announced its $12.4 million Series A financing led by Moneta Ventures and coincides with two additional key hires. Kelli Lin, former VP, product, Navar, was appointed Virdee’s new VP, product, and Royi Haddad, prior engineering leader at Hippo Insurance, was appointed VP, engineering.
“We are thrilled to bring Paul Pellman to Virdee to lead the company as it evolves into its next phase,” said Mulcahy. “Since its founding in 2020, Virdee’s corporate growth and the market adoption of our technology has always been ahead of expectations. Paul’s experience and leadership will ensure we maintain that momentum. It’s an exciting time at Virdee and cofounder Nadav Cornberg and I wholeheartedly welcome Paul, Kelli and Royi to the company.”
Pellman added, “I am honored to be the CEO of Virdee and ready to get to work as Virdee becomes more than a company name but also the word that is synonymous with guest experience technology. Virdee’s leadership is talented and visionary as evidenced by the company’s incredible traction with enterprise clients. I look forward to working with Branigan and Nadav in taking the company to the next level, realizing their vision of digitally connecting guests and hotels while seamlessly automating all front desk transactions and amenities. Together, we will continue to deliver exceptional value, make hotel stays more elevated than ever before while we grow our roster of leading hotel and resort clients.”
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