Sabre announces new vice chairman

Sabre announces new vice chairman

Sabre Corporation has named its new vice chairman as Greg Webb, currently holding the position of executive vp and president of Sabre Travel Network.

Effective immediately, Webb will jump straight into the role, reporting to Sabre president and CEO Tom Klein, and will be responsible for customer engagement and global development initiatives.

“In a stellar 20-year Sabre career, including the past five years successfully leading Sabre Travel Network, Greg has achieved a long list of accomplishments to support Sabre’s success, the most recent being Sabre’s acquisition of Abacus International, the leading travel marketplace in the Asia-Pacific region,” Klein said.

“In his new role as Sabre vice chairman, Greg will help identify and champion growth opportunities around the world across all our businesses.”

Sabre also announced that Sean Menke will join the company, effective October 5, as executive vice president of Sabre and president of Sabre Travel Network as Webb leaves this position to enter his new role.

In this role reporting to Klein, Menke will be accountable for Sabre’s global distribution system.

“As a former airline CEO and information technology executive, Sean brings deep aviation, travel and technology industry experience and a proven track record of driving sustainable top-line growth, and he will be a great addition to our leadership team,” Klein added.

Menke brings to Sabre more than 20-years of experience in executive leadership roles in the travel and technology industries.

Most recently, he served as executive vice president and chief operations officer of Hawaiian Airlines. Previously, Menke was executive vice president, Resources at IHS, Inc., a global information technology company.

Image: Sabre Travel Network

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