SOUTHLAKE, Texas and KRAKOW,
Poland, May
23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre
Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to
the global travel industry, is executing a comprehensive strategy
to evolve its technology foundation and advance product-development
capabilities.
This week, Sabre has reached two crucial milestones in this
journey – the opening of the technology company's new development
center location in Krakow, and the appointment of technology
veteran Sebastian Drzewieckit to lead the team. The new facility
will be housed in one of the city's most progressive office
buildings, providing a cutting-edge environment to further improve
Sabre's development capabilities.
Sabre started charting a new course with the appointment of
Sean Menke as president and CEO in
December 2016. Since then, one of the
key objectives has been to further improve Sabre's development
capabilities leveraging agile development methods, which has been a
core responsibility of Louis
Selincourt, senior vice president, global development
centers, since joining in July
2018.
The company has made significant progress on its technology
evolution, realizing tangible benefits in stability, security,
flexibility and efficiency. The technology provider now has more
than 90% of its compute processing power in open systems and over
50% of total compute processing power in the cloud.
Leveraging cutting-edge opensource technology, Sabre is also
building a next-generation platform that is intended to increase
the company's speed-to-market through tools and automation that
streamline and accelerate how applications are developed, tested,
deployed and run. Seven applications, including the upcoming NDC
Offer and Order capabilities, are now live on the new platform and
deployed in the public cloud.
Products scheduled for release this year include NDC-enabled
solutions and Content Services for Lodging, an industry-first
technology solution that integrates multi-source,
multi-representation of GDS, aggregator, and agency-sourced hotel
content into the Sabre GDS.
New leadership for Sabre's global development center in
Krakow
To lead the continued enhancement of its development
and innovation capabilities in Poland, Sabre has appointed Sebastian Drzewiecki as vice president and
managing director of the company's global development center in
Krakow. Reporting to Louis
Selincourt, Drzewiecki will be responsible for managing site
operations, attracting new talent and enhancing product quality and
development efficiency.
Drzewiecki is a seasoned technology expert with more than 20
years' experience in the area of technology and IT. He joined Sabre
from pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, where he led 1,500
employees in Poland, Malaysia and Costa
Rica and helped innovate and mature the company's IT
business service center operation. Prior to that, Drzewiecki led
business intelligence and consumer services for Hewlett-Packard in
Poland.
"Sebastian combines deep technology expertise with relevant
experience at some of the leading companies in Poland's thriving high-tech sector," said
Selincourt. "He's an engaging communicator and a business-savvy
leader, and I am confident that he will contribute to decisively
transforming our development ecosystem and positioning our team in
Krakow for continued success."
Sabre to move to a new office location by the end of
2019
One of Drzewiecki's initial areas of focus will be
building a world-class campus culture and increasing operational
efficiency. As part of this process, he will manage the development
center's move into the state-of-the-art, environmentally conscious
Tischnera building, one of Krakow's most exciting architectural
projects. Construction on the building is scheduled for completion
in August, and Sabre aims to take possession by the end of the
year. The new office will not only accommodate a larger number of
employees but also will provide an environment that supports
accelerated innovation. Employees will have an area of over 15,000
square meters and four green terraces with a total area of 1,400
square meters.
"It's fantastic to kick off my time at Sabre with such an
exciting initiative that will further improve our team's work
environment and set us up to deliver innovative products to our
global customer base," said Drzewiecki. "Sabre is undergoing a
remarkable evolution and I am looking forward to helping my team
deliver the next generation of solutions for customers and partners
throughout the travel ecosystem."
About Sabre Corporation
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.
Media Contact:
Peter
Melcher
sabrenews@sabre.com
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