Tom Klein 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. Klein said: “I am honoured by the trust being placed in me by the board, and I am excited by the opportunity that the global team at Sabre now faces as we write this company’s next chapter. I am particularly grateful to Sam Gilliland, who has been an exceptional leader of our company for a decade. Together with the entire senior leadership team, we are committed to carrying forward and accelerating our plans to evolve Sabre to meet the changing technology needs of our customers and the global travel industry.”