Sabre president Tom Klein resigns
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Sabre has started searching for a new president and CEO, after Tom Klein announced that he will step down at the end of 2016.
Klein’s career with Sabre began while the travel technology company was still a unit of AMR Corp, where he originally held sales and marketing roles with American Airlines.
He went on to serve Sabre in a number of executive roles, including group president of both Sabre Travel Network and Sabre Airline Solutions. He was named president of Sabre in 2010 and CEO in 2013.
“The board thanks Tom for his service and is appreciative of the many contributions he has made to the growth and success of Sabre over the past 22 years,” said Larry Kellner, chairman of Sabre’s board of directors. “Under his leadership and vision, Sabre is clearly positioned as an innovative technology company and our business has been reinvented to ensure our solutions meet the changing needs of the very dynamic travel industry.
“During this transition period it will be business as usual for Sabre’s customers, employees, and suppliers as the Board works to identify a successor,” he added.
Klein said in a statement that it was a “tremendous honour” to serve as president and CEO of Sabre.
“By making this announcement now, the board of directors will have ample time to identify a successor as we work through a smooth transition to keep the company’s growth plans and our customer deliverables on course. Then I will be able to turn my personal attention to new opportunities knowing that I am leaving Sabre on firm ground, with a great management team and a bright future as a global technology leader,” he added.
Klein will officially relinquish his duties, and step down from Sabre’s board of directors, on 31 December 2016.
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