FORT WORTH, Texas -- Sabre reorganized and moved some people
around, creating three divisions or "strategic business units" for
the CRS and technology company.
A new Travel Marketing and Distribution Group will contain the
CRS-related functions and will have three distinct business units:
travel agency solutions (the core CRS), Sabre BTS (the corporate
travel management tool) and Sabre VirtuallyThere, the new Web-based
customer service and information package.
Executive vice president Eric Speck was named president of the
overall group. John Stow is president of Travel Agency Solutions,
and Ellen Keszler, formerly senior vice president in the finance
division, was named senior vice president-travel agency solutions
for the U.S. and Canada.
The second division will be called the Outsourcing and Software
Solutions Unit and will include Sabre's technology outsourcing,
software development, consulting and decision support systems.
Executive vice president Bradford Boston was named president of the
unit.
The third division is the Emerging Businesses Unit, responsible
for the "identification, investment and incubation of
high-potential emerging businesses within and outside of the travel
and transportation industries." Thomas Klein was named president of
this group, reporting to Sam Gilliland, who was named Sabre's chief
marketing officer.
Gilliland and the other division presidents report to William
Hannigan, chief executive officer.