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Hyderabad | 3 November 2025: Global hospitality leader Marriott International has officially inaugurated its first-ever Global Capability Centre (GCC) in India – the Marriott Tech Accelerator (MTA).
The launch marks a historic moment for the global hospitality sector, positioning Marriott at the forefront of digital transformation and technology-led innovation within the industry.
The inauguration ceremony was graced by Drew Pinto, Executive Vice President & Chief Revenue & Technology Officer, Marriott International, and Sridhar Babu Duddilla, Hon’ble Minister for IT, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce and Legislative Affairs, Government of Telangana.
They were joined by senior Marriott leaders including Naveen Manga, Chief Information Officer; Shameel Sharma, Managing Director & Site Leader, Marriott Tech Accelerator; Ty Breland, Chief Human Resources Officer & EVP, Global Operations Services; Rajeev Menon, President, APEC; John Toomey, Chief Commercial Officer, APEC; Kiran Andicot, SVP, Development, APEC; Patty Cousins, Global Officer, HR Operations & Partnerships; Elaine Engle, Global Officer, Talent Management & Organizational Capability; Justin Luecking, MVP, Human Resources, Revenue & Technology; Andrew Paul Newmark, Chief Human Resources Officer, APEC; Vinay Jaswal, VP, HR, APEC; Rajesh Nair, SVP, Core Technology Platforms; Gregory Martell, Sr. Director, Global Technology; Ashish Kale, VP, IT, APEC; and Mansur Baig, Sr. Director, IT, South Asia.
The Marriott Tech Accelerator (MTA) will serve as a strategic hub for global technology, engineering, and digital innovation, supporting Marriott’s operations across 141 countries and territories. The centre will focus on building scalable digital platforms, cybersecurity solutions, and next-generation capabilities to redefine the hospitality experience worldwide.
Drew Pinto, EVP & Chief Revenue & Technology Officer, Marriott International, highlighted that Hyderabad was chosen for its “world-class talent and strong reputation as a major IT hub.”
The launch also reinforces Hyderabad’s emergence as a GCC powerhouse, now home to over 200 capability centres across industries. Telangana’s Hon’ble Minister Sridhar Babu Duddilla emphasized that the state’s vast technology talent base, over one million GCC-ready professionals and 350,000 AI and chip design specialists, continues to attract global enterprises seeking innovation, scale, and operational excellence.
Beyond its technological mandate, the Marriott Tech Accelerator embodies the brand’s people-first ethos – to “Begin. Belong. Become.” It aims to nurture a diverse, collaborative, and future-ready workforce that drives innovation with purpose.
As one of the first hospitality GCCs in India, the Marriott Tech Accelerator represents a defining milestone, where hospitality meets high tech to shape the future of global guest experience, enterprise agility, and digital leadership.
Welcome to the future of hospitality tech. Welcome to MTA.
