# Kurt Ekert

> Kurt Ekert is the American president and CEO of Sabre, appointed chief executive in April 2023 after joining as president in January 2022. His travel-industry career spans Continental Airlines, Cendant, Orbitz, GTA, Travelport and CWT. At Sabre his priorities include technology modernization, travel retailing, growth and debt reduction.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Sabre Corporation
- **Organizations:** Sabre Corporation, CWT, Travelport, Gulliver’s Travel Associates, Cendant, Orbitz Worldwide, Continental Airlines, PASSUR Aerospace, ZYTLYN Technologies AG, U.S. Department of Commerce Travel & Tourism Advisory Board
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, MBA, University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business
- **Known for:** CWT reported approximately $7 billion in new business wins during his leadership., Held commercial leadership responsibilities at Travelport in the period leading to its 2014 IPO., Led Sabre’s Travel Solutions reorganization before becoming CEO.

## Career timeline

- **Before travel-industry career** — Served four years as an active duty U.S. Army officer.
- **1996-2002** — Held senior finance and managing director responsibilities at Continental Airlines.
- **2002-2006** — Held executive roles at Cendant travel businesses, including Orbitz.
- **2006-2010** — Chief operating officer of Gulliver’s Travel Associates.
- **2010-2015** — Executive vice president and chief commercial officer of Travelport.
- **2016-2021** — President and CEO of CWT; became senior adviser when Michelle McKinney Frymire succeeded him in May 2021.
- **2022** — Joined Sabre as president on January 3.
- **2023** — Became Sabre CEO on April 27, retaining the presidency.

## Achievements

- CWT reported approximately $7 billion in new business wins during his leadership.
- Held commercial leadership responsibilities at Travelport in the period leading to its 2014 IPO.
- Led Sabre’s Travel Solutions reorganization before becoming CEO.
- Oversaw Sabre during the 2025 sale of Hospitality Solutions to TPG for $1.1 billion.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — On August 6, Sabre reported Q2 revenue growth of 4% and Normalized Adjusted EBITDA growth of 19%; it raised full-year Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow guidance.
- **2026-07** — In a July 7 interview, Ekert discussed Sabre’s cloud platform, APIs and advice to travel agencies adopting AI.
- **2026-03** — At ITB Berlin on March 3, Sabre presented its unified, AI-first Mosaic platform and technology rebuild.
- **2026-02** — Sabre, PayPal and Mindtrip announced a conversational travel commerce partnership on February 12.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sabre.com/about/leadership/kurt-ekert/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurtekert

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