apaleo, the award-winning technology startup seeking to revolutionize the hospitality industry, has announced the appointment of Alan O'Riordan to its management team. O'Riordan is the latest addition to the apaleo team as the company grows unilaterally across core business units like sales, development and more.
Based out of London, O'Riordan will be responsible for leading apaleo's UK and Ireland business development, as well as the international growth of apaleo, beginning in August 2018. He has also joined the community of apaleo shareholders which consists of the founders, apaAngels and apaChamps. O'Riordan brings more than 19 years of experience and a successful track record to the team, having worked with PMS' such as protel and Guestline in different capacities. In his most recent role, he was Managing Director, UK & Europe, at Xn protel Systems. "I wanted the next step in my career to be with a true technology innovator - a company that could bring about genuine positive change in the hospitality industry. Having extensively researched the hotel technology market, apaleo impressed me the most. Its team of founders, technical people and partners is outstanding," says O'Riordan. "apaleo's API-first approach, together with a native cloud PMS and the apaleo Store is unique. Its ability to develop this entire platform in less than a year shows the team's focus, and I am excited to lead business development efforts to make apaleo a global player in the industry." Uli Pillau, one of the original apaleo founders, comments, "apaleo spent the last year heavily focused on building a flawless platform. We are now entering our next phase, in which we will focus on growth and expansion. Alan's great experience, reputation, and leadership is exactly what we were looking for in this phase. We look forward to growing our presence under Alan's leadership." As part of this expansion phase, apaleo is seeking to hire more exceptional candidates for various roles within the company, particularly motivated developers looking to build products that will disrupt the hotel industry and talented sales and marketing candidates with proven track records of success. Candidates are encouraged to submit their applications here. Uli Pillau continues, "apaleo's team and culture impresses many who first meet us. Everyone at the company acts as a true founder. The team's passion and set of core values allow us to be agile, move quickly and deliver on features and promises. This isn't always the case with bigger companies with corporate environments, and we think our hotel customers and development partners will see a clear benefit from our agile approach." About Alan O'Riordan Since graduating with honours in German, French and international marketing in 1991, Alan has worked in sales, marketing and general management for over 25 years. He has in-depth knowledge of hospitality and hotel technology, having worked closely with some of the world's most prestigious hotel companies during his 19 years with Guestline and Xn protel Systems.About Apaleo
Apaleo is the world's most open API-first property management platform for hospitality businesses. Powering over 2,000 properties in more than 30 countries, Apaleo streamlines operations and elevates guest experiences across hotels, vacation rentals, serviced apartments, and residential living. Apaleo's Agent Hub–the first-ever AI agent marketplace for hospitality–helps operators adopt autonomous agents to improve business performance. Customers include citizenM, easyHotel, limehome, Korner Hotels, Miiro Hotels, and Numa. Apaleo is Phocuswright's 2025 EMEA Travel Innovation Award winner. For more, visit apaleo.com
Contact
Margaret Ady
Co-Founder
Email: margaret.ady@apaleo.com
Organization
Apaleo GmbH
The open hospitality platform
https://www.apaleo.com/
Sandstr. 3
Munich, 80335
Germany
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