Chaitanya Kothapalli

Chaitanya Kothapalli is a seasoned professional in business development, currently serving as the Commercial Business Development Manager at Smartpay New Zealand since July 2024. Prior to this role, Chaitanya held positions at Verifone, progressing from Business Development Manager to Senior Business Development Manager for the Commercial sector from April 2020. Chaitanya’s experience includes roles at Spark New Zealand, where responsibilities encompassed Business Account Manager and Business Development Manager from August 2016 to March 2020, and an earlier position as an Energy Consultant at Contact Energy Ltd from December 2014 to August 2015. Chaitanya Kothapalli holds a Master of International Trade from Victoria University of Wellington and a Bachelor of Commerce in Taxation from Krishna University, Machhlipattanam.