Kurt Ekert

Kurt Joseph Ekert is President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Sabre Corp.
since 2023.
He is President at Sabre Airline Solutions since 2022.
He serves as Co-President at Sabre Holdings Corp.
He is Chief Commercial Officer at Travelport GDS since 2010.
He is Director at smarTours LLC and ZYTLYN Technologies AG since 2021.
He is Independent Director at PASSUR Aerospace, Inc. since 2009.
Former roles include President & Chief Executive Officer at Carlson, Inc. from 2016 to 2021, Chief Executive Officer & Director at CWT US LLC from 2019 to 2021, Managing Director at Continental Airlines, Inc. from 1996 to 2002, Chief Operating Officer at Gullivers Travel Associates (New York) from 2006 to 2010, Chief Commercial Officer & Executive VP at Travelport LP from 2013 to 2016, Chief Commercial Officer & Executive VP at Travelport Worldwide Ltd. from 2010 to 2015, Principal at Avis Budget Group, Inc. from 2002 to 2006, and Director at eNett International USA LLC from 2013 to 2015.
Other former positions include COO, VP-Strategy & Business Development at Orbitz, Inc., Chairman at The United States Travel & Tourism Administration, Director at CWT Travel Group, Inc., Director at The Global Partnership To End Violence Against Children, Director at World Travel & Tourism Council Ltd. from 2016 to 2021, Director at End Violence Against Children (US) from 2016 to 2021, and Principal at The United States Army (District of Columbia).
Education includes an MBA from the University of South Carolina and an undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, conferred in 1992.