Item 3. Legal Proceedings
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company and its subsidiaries are from time to time engaged in routine legal proceedings incidental to our business. For a description of our material legal proceedings, see Note 18. Commitments and Contingencies , to our consolidated financial
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statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated herein by reference. While certain legal proceedings and related indemnification obligations to which we are a party specify the amounts claimed, these claims may not represent reasonably possible losses. Given the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be predicted at this time, nor can the amount of possible loss or range of loss, if any, be reasonably estimated, except in circumstances where an aggregate litigation accrual has been recorded for probable and reasonably estimable loss contingencies. A determination of the amount of accrual required, if any, for these contingencies is made after careful analysis of each matter. The required accrual may change in the future due to new information or developments in each matter or changes in approach such as a change in settlement strategy in dealing with these matters. See “Risk Factors —"We are involved in various legal proceedings which may cause us to incur significant fees, costs and expenses and may result in unfavorable outcomes.”
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The names and ages of our executive officers as of February 15, 2024, together with certain biographical information, are as follows:
Name Age Position
Kurt Ekert 53 Chief Executive Officer and President
Sean Menke 55 Executive Chair of the Board
Ann Bruder 58 Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Joe DiFonzo 58 Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Roshan Mendis 51 Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Travel Solutions
Michael Randolfi 51 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Shawn Williams 51 Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
Scott Wilson 56 Executive Vice President, Sabre and President, Hospitality Solutions
Garry Wiseman 47 Executive Vice President and Chief Product and Technology Officer, Travel Solutions
Kurt Ekert has served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Sabre since April 2023. Prior to his election as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ekert served as President of Sabre since January 2022. Prior to joining Sabre, Mr. Ekert served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Carlson Worldwide Travel (CWT) from 2016 to 2021. Sabre has an agreement with CWT pursuant to which Sabre provides CWT with access to its GDS and pays incentive fees to CWT, and CWT purchases certain products from Sabre. From 2010 to 2015, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Travelport Worldwide Ltd., a distribution services provider for the global travel industry, and from 2006 to 2010, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Gulliver’s Travel Associates (GTA), a division of Travelport. From 2002 to 2006, he served in executive roles of increasing responsibility at Cendant (at then Cendant subsidiaries Travelport and Orbitz Worldwide). Prior to joining Cendant, Mr. Ekert’s experience in the travel industry included a number of senior finance roles at Continental Airlines. He also served four years as an active duty officer in the US Army. Mr. Ekert serves as a director of Passur Aerospace, Inc., a business intelligence company, and a director of ZYTLYN. He previously was Chairman of the US Department of Commerce Travel & Tourism Advisory Board, as well as a director for each of eNett, Carlson Travel Inc., the World Travel & Tourism Council, and the UNGA Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.
Sean Menke has served as Executive Chair of the Board of Sabre since April 2023. He served as CEO of Sabre beginning in December 2016 and served as its President from December 2016 through January 2, 2022. He was elected Chair of the Board effective April 28, 2022. In April 2023, Mr. Menke relinquished his duties as CEO. Mr. Menke previously served as Sabre’s Executive Vice President and President of Travel Network. Before joining Sabre in October 2015, Mr. Menke served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Hawaiian Airlines from October 2014 to October 2015. From 2013 to 2014, he was Executive Vice President of Resources at IHS Inc., a global information technology company. He served as managing partner of Vista Strategic Group, LLC, a consulting firm, from 2012 to 2013 and from 2010 to 2011. From 2011 to 2012, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle Airlines, and from 2007 to 2010 as President and Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Airlines. Mr. Menke earned an executive MBA from the University of Denver and dual bachelor of science degrees in Economics and Aviation Management from Ohio State University. He serves as a director of Waste Management, Inc., a provider of comprehensive waste management environmental services.
Ann Bruder is Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Prior to joining Sabre in 2023, Ms. Bruder served from 2020 to 2023 as Chief Legal, Development and Administrative Officer and Secretary of Blucora, Inc., a provider of integrated tax-focused wealth management services and software, and as its Chief Legal Officer and Secretary from 2017 to 2020. From 2015 to 2017, Ms. Bruder served as Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary at Airlines Reporting Corporation, a provider of travel industry data, products and services. From 2014 to 2015, Ms. Bruder served as the President of Global Strategic Services, LLC, a strategic advisory firm. Prior to that, Mr. Bruder served as Senior Vice President of Law, Government Affairs and Global Compliance, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Commercial Metals Company, a steel and metal manufacturer, from mid-2009 through 2014 and the Deputy General Counsel from 2007 through mid-2009. Earlier in her career, Ms. Bruder served as Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at CARBO Ceramics Inc., a ceramic proppant producer, as well as serving in various senior legal roles at American Airlines, Inc. and Continental Airlines, Inc. Ms. Bruder began her career at the law firm of Thompson Coburn LLP. Ms. Bruder has a J.D. from Washington University (Order of the Barristers) and B.A. in Journalism and Public Relations with a minor in Economics from the University of Wyoming.
Joe DiFonzo is Executive Vice President and Chief lnformation Officer. Prior to becoming Executive Vice President in 2023, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer from July 2017 to 2023. Prior to joining Sabre, he served as both chief technology officer and CIO at Syniverse, a global provider of communication and information services for mobile network operators. He previously spent 20 years at Convergys/Cincinnati Bell Information Systems, as corporate product line architect and leading multiple product development teams for the telecom industry. Mr. DiFonzo holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Central Florida.
Roshan Mendis has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Travel Solutions since 2020. Mr. Mendis previously served as Chief Commercial Officer for the Travel Network business from 2018 to 2020, and prior to that
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served as Senior Vice President of International Markets for Sabre from 2017 to 2018. From 2015 to 2017, Mr. Mendis served as Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific for Sabre. Mr. Mendis has also served as President of Travelocity and Zuji, consumer-facing brands that were part of the Sabre portfolio. He completed his undergraduate studies at Chaminade University of Honolulu and University of Cambridge (UK) and later earned his MBA at the Rice University.
Michael Randolfi is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Sabre in 2022, Mr. Randolfi served as Chief Financial Officer of BFA Industries, a beauty subscription business, from April 2021 until August 2022. From August 2019 through April 2021, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Adtalem Global Education Inc., a workforce solutions provider. Prior to joining Adtalem, Mr. Randolfi served as the Chief Financial Officer of Groupon, Inc. from April 2016 to August 2019. Prior to Groupon, Mr. Randolfi served as Chief Financial Officer of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. from March 2013 until November 2015 (when he departed following its acquisition by Expedia, Inc.). Prior to Orbitz, Mr. Randolfi spent fourteen years with Delta Airlines in a variety of executive financial roles culminating in Senior Vice President and Controller. Mr. Randolfi received a Master of Business Administration from Emory University and his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Florida.
Shawn Williams is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer. Prior to joining Sabre in 2020, Mr. Williams served as Chief Human Resources Officer of Scientific Games, a global technology gaming company, from 2017 to 2020. From 2016 to 2017, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of LeEco Holdings North America, a consumer electronics business. Prior to that, Mr. Williams served as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Samsung Electronics America, an electronics and telecommunications company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Houston
Scott Wilson is Executive Vice President and President, Hospitality Solutions. Prior to joining Sabre in September 2020, Mr. Wilson served as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Great Wolf Resorts, the largest family of indoor water park resorts in North America, since 2017. While there, he was responsible for a number of areas of Great Wolf’s business, including sales, marketing, digital, revenue management, data and analytics, contact centers, and merchandising. From 2010 to 2017, Mr. Wilson served as Vice President, e-Commerce and Merchandising, at United Airlines, Inc. one of the largest global airlines. In addition to e-commerce and merchandising functions, he was also responsible for distribution and commercial analytics. From 2007 to 2010, Mr. Wilson was Vice President, Digital Marketing, at Marriott International, Inc. with responsibility for all performance and social media marketing across Marriott’s full portfolio of brands. Prior to that, he held digital, marketing, and strategy leadership roles at BCG, America Online, Netscape, and American Airlines. Mr. Wilson is a current board member of Alliant Credit Union. Mr. Wilson received a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (MBA) from Carnegie Mellon University and his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
Garry Wiseman is E xecutive Vice President and Chief P roduct and Technology Officer, Travel Solutions . Prior to joining Sabre in 2022, Mr. Wiseman served as Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of Nautilus, Inc., a global leader in innovative home fitness solutions, from October 2020 to 2022. From 2017 to 2020, he served as Senior Vice President of Digital Customer Experience for Dell Technologies Inc., a technology company, and from 2014 to 2017, he served as Vice President – Product Management at salesforce.com, inc., a leader in customer management technology.
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