Sean Menke, the outgoing chief operating officer for Hawaiian Airlines, has been named executive vice president of Southlake, Texas-based Sabre Corp. and president of Sabre Travel Network.
Menke, 46, will join Sabre, a provider of travel data and reservation software, on Oct. 5. His last day at Hawaiian is Sept. 18. In his new position, Menke will be accountable for Sabre’s global distribution system.
He will replace Greg Webb, who was promoted to Sabre vice chairman, effectively immediately. Webb will be responsible for customer engagement and global development initiatives.
Menke had a pay package of $957,316 in 2014 at Hawaiian, according to the airline’s proxy filing earlier this year with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Menke’s predecessor at Sabre, Webb, received a pay package of nearly $1.9 million in 2014, according to a Sabre filing in April with the SEC.
“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,” Sabre President and CEO Tom Klein said.
Previously, Menke was executive vice president of Resources at IHS Inc., a global information technology company, and 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.