SOUTHLAKE, Texas, April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre Corporation
(NASDAQ: SABR) has named Wade Jones
as executive vice president and president of Sabre Travel Network
and Dave Shirk as executive vice
president and president of Sabre Airline Solutions.
Jones, currently serving as interim president of Travel Network
– Sabre's global marketplace that connects airlines, hotels, car
rental companies and other travel providers with a worldwide
network of travel agents and buyers – was previously senior vice
president of marketing and strategy, and his appointment is
effective immediately. Shirk, a technology industry veteran
with a strong track record of portfolio management, product
development and software services innovation, will lead the
company's Airline Solutions business that provides technology
support to 225 airlines worldwide and will join the company on
June 5.
Jones joined Sabre in 2015 in the product, marketing and
strategy role for Travel Network globally. He was named interim
president of Sabre Travel Network in December 2016 when Sean
Menke was promoted to president and CEO of Sabre.
Prior to joining Sabre, he held senior executive positions with
marketplace technology companies, and he also spent more than 10
years with Barclaycard, leading the company's U.K partnership
business that provides customized, co-branded credit card programs
for other companies across the travel, retail, financial services,
and other industries. He received his master's degree in business
administration from the Kellogg School of Management at
Northwestern University and his
undergraduate degree from Texas Christian
University.
"Wade has been a valuable strategist and effective leader since
he joined us in 2015. He has been a key player in helping us define
where we can grow the Travel Network business and how the upcoming
launch of our new Sabre Red Workspace can better serve our airline,
hotel and other partners, as well the travel agents, corporate
buyers and consumers who rely on the GDS," said Menke.
"The last two years at Sabre have seen tremendous change as we
get ready to roll out our new Sabre Red Workspace and the Sabre Red
Platform to drive more customized and flexible ways to sell and buy
travel," said Jones. "We will continue to lead the industry
and are committed to providing our travel industry partners with
better ways to drive revenue and operational performance and serve
the travel marketplace with better technology, customer experience,
and data insights and analytical tools. I am excited to be
leading the effort at Travel Network."
Shirk will join Sabre from Kony, Inc., an industry leader in
mobile application development, where he served as president and
was responsible for the company's extensive enterprise product
portfolio, product management, product development, company
strategy and global marketing. Kony supports customers across
a wide range of industries, including banking, healthcare, energy,
and travel – counting Regions Bank, Aetna, Engie and Cathay Pacific
Airlines amongst its client base. He previously held senior
executive positions at Computer Services Corp. (CSC),
Hewlett-Packard, Siemens, and Oracle, among others. He holds
a Bachelor of Science in business administration from The
Ohio State University.
"Dave brings an impressive skillset, executive experience and a
strong customer focus to Sabre, where he will be able to lead the
next phase of growth and focus for our company and the hundreds of
airline industry partners that use our solutions," said
Menke. "Our search focused on technology industry executives
who could help us outpace the marketplace and continue to position
Sabre as the most innovative technology provider to the airline
industry. Dave will be able to make an immediate impact, and
I look forward to him joining Sabre later this spring."
Sabre announced in March that Hugh
Jones would be leaving the company and his current position
leading Airline Solutions this summer, after a 29-year career with
the technology provider.
"Sabre has built an outstanding portfolio of solutions and a
track record of technology leadership, but the opportunities ahead
are even greater and demand even more innovation than what has
already been accomplished," said Shirk. "I was attracted by
those opportunities, the growing travel industry sector that Sabre
operates in, and the talented team that Sabre has assembled.
I'm confident that my broad technology background and the strong
position Sabre holds in the marketplace will combine to create
plenty of runway for Sabre to expand the Airline Solutions business
and solidify its position as the technology leader for the
industry."
About Sabre
Sabre Corporation is the leading technology provider to the
global travel industry. Sabre's software, data, mobile and
distribution solutions are used by hundreds of airlines and
thousands of hotel properties to manage critical operations,
including passenger and guest reservations, revenue management,
flight, network and crew management. Sabre also operates a leading
global travel marketplace, which processes more than US$120 billion of global travel spend annually by
connecting travel buyers and suppliers. Headquartered in
Southlake, Texas, USA, Sabre
serves customers in more than 160 countries around the world.
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