Sabre appoints Mendis to bolster Abacus acquisition

Sabre appoints Mendis to bolster Abacus acquisition

Following the completion of its acquisition of Abacus International, Sabre Corporation has appointed Roshan Mendis as senior vice president of Sabre Travel Network, Asia Pacific.

Taking on the new role, Mendis will be responsible for the overall Sabre Travel Network business in the Asia Pacific region which will include the newly acquired Abacus business. Roshan Mendis

Mendis joins the GDS after 12 years with Travelocity.com, where he was most recently president of the Americas, until its sale in early 2015 to Expedia. Prior to this, Mendis was president of Zuji.

“Roshan brings significant industry experience, as well as local knowledge and relationships within Asia, having worked for six years in Singapore at Zuji,” Sabre Travel Network, president, Greg Webb, said.

“This is an exciting time for Sabre and Abacus, and Roshan is perfectly suited to lead the business and bring together the local expertise of Asia-born and bred Abacus with the global capabilities of Sabre for the benefit of all agency and suppliers customers.”

The acquisition of Abacus strengthens Sabre’s presence in the region, where Abacus serves 100,000 travel agents across the region’s 59 markets.

“The opportunities for further innovation in Asia-Pacific and closer collaboration with suppliers and agency customers are almost limitless. We will invest in this region to help our customers grow faster and expand more rapidly into new markets,” Mendis said.

Mendis will be based at Sabre’s regional headquarters in Singapore.

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