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Airline exec takes senior Sabre role

Monday, 14 September 20153 min read

Airline executive Sean Menke has been named as the new executive vice president of travel-tech company Sabre Corp and president of its Sabre Travel Network.

Menke replaces Gregg Webb who becomes Sabre vice chairman.

Much-travelled Menke is joining Sabre next month from Hawaiian Airlines where he has served as executive vice president and chief operations officer since October 2014.

Menke is also a former CEO of Denver-based Frontier Airlines and has held executive positions with Air Canada, United Airlines, Western Pacific Airlines and America West Airlines.

"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," said Sabre CEO Tom Klein.