# Thomas Pullen

> Thomas Pullen is the founder and CEO of PureHD, a Massachusetts hospitality-technology company founded in 2009. After senior commercial roles at NXTV, General Dynamics Interactive and Guest-Tek, he built PureHD around digital, remotely managed hotel television and later steered it into app-based streaming, interactive guest services and Android TV. He completed a management buyout of outside investors in 2022 and continues to lead the owner-operated company as hotels move from scheduled television and video-on-demand toward secure bring-your-own-content experiences.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at PureHD LLC
- **Organizations:** PureHD LLC, Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment, General Dynamics Interactive, NXTV, Hotel Technology Next Generation
- **Education:** MBA in Strategy and Marketing, UCLA Anderson School of Management, B.A. in Political Science, with honors, Tufts University
- **Known for:** Founded PureHD in 2009 and built it into a hotel-video provider serving more than 180,000 rooms across 750-plus properties and 125-plus brands, according to the company., Completed a management-led acquisition of all PureHD shares held by outside investors in 2022., Helped build an early high-definition IP video-on-demand hotel solution while at General Dynamics Interactive.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2009** — Served as Senior Vice President of Sales at NXTV.
- **Before 2009** — Worked as Director of Strategic Alliances at General Dynamics Interactive, helping build an early high-definition IP video-on-demand solution for hotels.
- **Before 2009** — Served as Vice President of North American Sales at Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment, managing sales managers, engineers and sales-support staff and contributing to its video-product direction.
- **2005** — Published the Hotel Technology Next Generation white paper 'Intelligent Set-Top-Box in the Hospitality Marketplace.'
- **2007** — Participated in the Hotel Technology Next Generation media-content team for 'A Buyer's Guide: Next Generation Entertainment Services.'
- **2009** — Founded PureHD to provide digital, high-definition and remotely managed television systems to hotels.
- **2016** — PureHD began delivering app-based streaming systems, according to a 2026 industry profile.
- **2021** — PureHD was selected as a preferred free-to-guest HDTV vendor for Curator Hotel & Resort Collection.
- **2022** — Completed the acquisition of all PureHD shares held by third-party investors, consolidating ownership with management.
- **2022** — Announced PureHD as a preferred interactive-TV vendor for Radisson Hotel Group Americas.
- **2023** — Appointed Craig Snelgrove as chief marketing officer as PureHD refreshed its brand and pursued further growth.
- **2025** — PureHD signed a North American reseller agreement with Uniguest for Hotel Hub guest-engagement solutions.
- **2026** — Travel & Hospitality Tech Outlook profiled Pullen and PureHD's app-based approach to bring-your-own-content hotel streaming.

## Achievements

- Founded PureHD in 2009 and built it into a hotel-video provider serving more than 180,000 rooms across 750-plus properties and 125-plus brands, according to the company.
- Completed a management-led acquisition of all PureHD shares held by outside investors in 2022.
- Helped build an early high-definition IP video-on-demand hotel solution while at General Dynamics Interactive.
- Contributed to Hotel Technology Next Generation industry work on intelligent set-top boxes and next-generation entertainment services.
- Led PureHD through preferred-vendor and reseller relationships involving Curator Hotel & Resort Collection, Radisson Hotel Group Americas, DISH Business and Uniguest.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Pullen attended HITEC 2026 in San Antonio with the PureHD team and posted about reconnecting with customers and industry friends.
- **2026-04** — PureHD was featured by Travel & Hospitality Tech Outlook for its app-based hotel streaming approach, with Pullen explaining the company's preference for native streaming apps over casting alone.
- **2025-10** — PureHD announced a reseller partnership with Uniguest to offer Hotel Hub digital engagement solutions in North America.

## Links

- Website: https://purehd.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tpullen

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Last updated: 2026-08-27