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Kalyana Krishnamoorthy has been appointed as General Manager at The Elmore Hotel, Tribute Portfolio

The Elmore Hotel, Tribute Portfolio in Southlake, Texas is pleased to announce the appointment of Kalyana Krishnamoorthy as General Manager. Krishnamoorthy brings more than 25 years of experience with renowned hospitality brands around the world to Southlake, Texas' first boutique property. Overseeing the hotel's daily operations, Krishnamoorthy's extensive hospitality background prepares him to guide the hotel with innovative strategy, thoughtful leadership and a commitment to delivering exceptional service.

Toby March has been appointed as Executive Vice President – Americas at Rategain

RateGain Travel Technologies Limited (RateGain), a global provider of AI-powered SaaS solutions for the travel and hospitality industry, today announced the appointment of Toby March as Executive Vice President - Americas. In this strategic role, Toby will lead RateGain's initiatives to boost revenue growth and strengthen partnerships across the Americas. This appointment highlights RateGain's dedication to expanding its presence and enhancing its impact on the Americas to drive growth and deliver greater value to the region.

Chinmai Sharma has been named Global Head - Lodging, Ground & Sea at Sabre Corporation

Chinmai is a seasoned travel industry professional with more than two decades of global experience in the fields of Travel Technology, Electronic Distribution and Commercial optimization. Before joining Sabre, Chinmai served as President-Americas for RateGain. Before that, he was the Chief Revenue Officer of Taj Hotel Group (IHCL) where he held group level responsibility for global sales, marketing, revenue management, distribution, digital, loyalty & analytics. He has also held leadership roles with companies like Starwood Capital Group based in Paris, Wyndham Hotel Group in New Jersey, Joie de Vivre Hotels (now part of Hyatt) in San Francisco and with Expedia Inc. in Bellevue, WA.

Cristina Scott has been appointed as Head of Financial Services Unit at CWT in America

CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees (B2B4E) travel management platform, today announces the appointment of Cristina Scott as Head of its Financial Services unit effectively immediately. Based in Southlake, Texas, Cristina will report to Nick Vournakis, Head of the CWT Global Customer Group. Prior to her appointment, Cristina was Vice President of Global Operations at CWT Meetings & Events, the award-winning global corporate meetings & events management service.

RREAF Holdings and Aimbridge Hospitality Open Delta Hotels by Marriott Dallas Southlake

Delta Hotels by Marriott™ Dallas Southlake officially opened Nov. 27 - just in time to celebrate the holiday season. The eagerly anticipated hotel, owned by RREAF Holdings and managed by Aimbridge Hospitality, is at the intersection of State Highway 114 and White Chapel Boulevard in Southlake. RREAF Holdings is a privately-held commercial real estate firm based in Dallas, with a history of success in the acquisition, development, asset management, ownership, repositioning and financing of complex real estate projects throughout the United States.

Cristina Scott has been appointed as Vice President of Global Operations at CWT Meetings & Events

CWT M&E, the global meetings and events division of CWT, today announced the appointment of Cristina Scott as Vice President of Global Operations. She will report to Derek Sharp, CWT Meetings & Events' Senior Vice President and Managing Director, and will be based in Southlake, Texas. Scott has extensive knowledge of the industry, and joins CWT Meetings & Events from Sabre, where she held many commercial management and sales operations roles for the past 24 years. She holds an International Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in International Marketing from Thunderbird - The Garvin School of International Management, a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of North Carolina, and a certificate in Spanish Studies from the University of Salamanca.

Sean Menke has been appointed as President and CEO at Sabre Corporation

Menke joined Sabre in October 2015 and currently serves as executive vice president of Sabre and president of Sabre Travel Network, Sabre's largest line of business. Under Menke's leadership, Sabre Travel Network has won major new business opportunities, increased global market share and secured Sabre's position as the leading global distribution system in three of its four major operating regions (North America, Latin America and Asia-Pacific), and successfully extended new multi-year agreements with many of its largest global travel management companies, online travel agencies and travel retailers. In addition, he has led the innovation that enables the sale of more customized fares and ancillary products through Sabre Travel Network and strengthened the technology solutions that will be offered to travel agencies next year as part of the launch of the new Sabre Red platform. Prior to Sabre, Menke served as CEO of Frontier Airlines and held senior executive positions at Hawaiian Airlines and Air Canada, among other carriers. He also served as executive vice president at IHS Services, a global technology company. He holds an MBA from the University of Denver and a dual bachelor of science degree in economics and aviation from Ohio State University.

Alfred de Cárdenas has been named Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Sabre Travel Network

Sabre Corporation, 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.

Sean Menke has been named President at Sabre Travel Network

Sabre announced that Sean Menke, 46, will join the company, effective Oct. 5, as executive vice president of Sabre and president of Sabre Travel Network. In this role reporting to Tom Klein, Menke will be accountable for Sabre’s global distribution system, the world’s leading travel marketplace. Menke brings to Sabre more than 20 years of experience in executive leadership roles in the travel and technology industries. Most recently, he served as executive vice president and chief operations officer of Hawaiian Airlines. Previously, Menke was executive vice president, Resources at IHS, Inc., a global information technology company. Prior to that, he served as president and CEO of Pinnacle Airlines, president and CEO of Frontier Airlines, and executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Air Canada. Early in his career, he held leadership roles with United Airlines, Western Pacific Airlines and America West Airlines.

Tom Klein has been named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Sabre Holdings

Sabre Holdings announced today that company President Tom Klein is succeeding Sam Gilliland as the company’s CEO. Klein will serve as CEO and President, while Gilliland will continue to serve on the board of directors. Klein has been with Sabre for more than two decades serving in a broad variety of leadership roles in Latin America, North America, and globally. He assumed the role of president of the company in 2010.

Tom Klein has been appointed as President at Sabre Holdings

Sabre Holdings today announced that Tom Klein has been appointed to the newly created role of President of Sabre Holdings. Effective today, Klein will take on broader responsibility across the Sabre portfolio, in addition to his current duties. Klein was previously the Executive Vice President of Sabre Holdings, responsible for Sabre Travel Network and Sabre Airlines Solutions, a role he held since 2004. In his new role, Klein will drive improved performance and growth across the entire Sabre Holdings portfolio leveraging collective strengths and expertise for greater productivity, efficiency and performance.

Greg Webb has been appointed as President at Sabre Travel Network

In this new role, Webb will take responsibility for the overall performance of the Sabre Travel Network business around the world. Webb has been with Sabre for 14 years and has experience with all aspects of the Travel Network business including leading the marketing organization since 2005 as well as managing the company’s supplier relationships, Travel Network business in Asia, and Sabre’s Hospitality Solutions business. Webb will assume his new role as President, Sabre Travel Network, on Jan. 1, 2010 and will continue to report to Tom Klein.

Stephen Fitzgerald has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Sabre Hospitality Solutions

Fitzgerald has been with Sabre for nearly four years, where he has served as Sabre Travel Network Vice President of global hotel, car, rail and cruise distribution. He previously served as Vice President, Hotel Relations and Operations for Hotwire.com and has served in operations, marketing and sales leadership roles with several hotel chains. Sabre Hospitality Solutions leverages the strength and breadth of Sabre’s highly acclaimed global distribution system (GDS), marketing and distribution tools: SynXis, which provides distribution technology and marketing services, E-site Marketing, the leading hospitality Internet marketing solutions provider, Sabre Travel Network Hotels, GDS distribution and media products provider and Bidstork, which develops, delivers and manages hotel requests for proposals into a single organization.

Felix Laboy has been appointed as President at Sabre Hospitality Solutions

Laboy has a wealth of experience in the hospitality industry including co-founding E-site Marketing, which was acquired by Sabre in 2007. During his career, he served in executive-level roles for The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Westin Hotels and Resorts. He also worked for the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau. Sabre Hospitality Solutions leverages the strength and breadth of Sabre’s highly acclaimed global distribution system (GDS), marketing and distribution tools: SynXis, which provides distribution technology and marketing services, E-site Marketing, the leading hospitality Internet marketing solutions provider, Sabre Travel Network Hotels, GDS distribution and media products provider and Bidstork, which develops, delivers and manages hotel requests for proposals into a single organization.