Sabre appoints non-air commercial SVP
Tuesday, 02 Dec, 2016
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Sabre Corp has named Traci Mercer as new senior vice president of hotel, car, cruise and rail.
In this new role Mercer will lead strategic direction and commercial activities for the segments and will be based at the global HQ in Southlake, Texas.
She reports to Sean Menke, president of Travel Network.
"Traci is a dynamic and data-oriented seasoned executive who brings more than 15 years of travel industry experience to help us drive and close new commercial opportunities in the strategic non-air segment," said Menke.
"We are bolstering the leadership in our supplier commerce department. As senior vice president of air commerce, Chris Wilding will continue to oversee the diversification of needs for more than 400 airlines participating in the Sabre travel marketplace, while Traci will strategically engage and support our commitment to hotel, car, cruise and rail customers."
Mercer previously spent a decade at Expedia Inc in a variety of leadership roles.
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