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Sabre announces CEO succession plan
Sean Menke transitions to Executive Chair of the Board, effective April 27, 2023 Kurt Ekert to become company's Chief Executive Officer and President
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[{"type":"text","content":"Sean Menke transitions to Executive Chair of the Board, effective April 27, 2023\nKurt Ekert to become company's Chief Executive Officer and President\nSOUTHLAKE, Texas, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, announced today that Sean Menke, currently Chair of the company's Board and its Chief Executive Officer, will transition to be solely Sabre's Executive Chair of the Board, effective April 27, 2023. At that time, Kurt Ekert, currently President of Sabre, will also become the company's Chief Executive Officer, reporting to the Board of Directors. Ekert has also been nominated as a director for election at Sabre's 2023 Annual Meeting, to be held on April 26, 2023. These moves are being made as part of the company's and the Board of Directors' ongoing succession planning.\nMenke joined Sabre in 2015 serving as president of its largest business division, before being promoted to CEO in late 2016. Under Menke's leadership, the company set out, and executed against, bold plans to reimagine the future of travel enabled by its technology transformation, key strategic partnerships and building a leadership team to deliver that vision.\nRegarding the next phase in Sabre's leadership transition, Menke stated, \"It has been an honor and privilege to help lead Sabre over the last eight years. I am proud of what our teams have accomplished and how we've served our customers during unprecedented times. It has been immensely gratifying to see the dedication and success of our team, as Sabre continues to transform itself to become the trusted, and preferred, technology partner in travel. I look forward to transitioning into the role of executive chair and welcome Kurt as our new chief executive officer. He's been a driving force at Sabre over the past fourteen months and I am confident he will continue to successfully lead this organization into the future.\"\nEkert joined Sabre in January 2022 as President as part of the company's long term succession plans, as it split the role of president and CEO. Ekert oversees all aspects of the company's business and technology operations. Over the last year, Ekert developed new growth strategies and successfully executed against the company's operating plans, including successfully reorganizing ...