SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Oct. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre
Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the
global travel industry, has appointed Alfred de Cárdenas as Chief
Commercial Officer (CCO) of its Travel Network organization, which
spans the GDS travel marketplace and Traveler Experience
businesses. With more than 28 years of commercial strategy,
operations and executive management experience, de Cárdenas will be
responsible for leading global sales, sales operations and business
development initiatives.
In this position, de Cárdenas will play an instrumental role in
driving Sabre's global travel distribution business. De Cárdenas
will lead a team of seasoned senior vice-presidents and
vice-presidents accountable for commercial efforts and customer
engagement across geographies, including global strategic accounts
and sales operations.
"Alfred has extensive global commercial development experience
gained from a wide range of companies with overseas operations
catering to the needs of large customer bases," said Sean Menke, president of Sabre Travel Network.
"He brings a global perspective that will empower our business
strategy and key priorities, and continue to expand and enhance our
operating model across all regions."
De Cárdenas gained deep expertise in international commercial
and service operations working for the telecommunications firm
Nortel Networks, as senior vice-president of global operations with
expat assignments in Israel,
Brazil and Colombia.
Prior to joining Sabre, he was president of global sales and
customer service for Syniverse Technologies, a cloud-based/SaaS
mobility services company. He also led a number of strategic roles
as Chief Operations Officer (COO) and general manager across the
Americas region.
De Cárdenas will be based at Sabre's global headquarters office
in Southlake, Texas.
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.
CONTACT:
Daniel Duarte
Sabre, Public Relations
Daniel.Duarte@sabre.com
+1 (214) 236-9473
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