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Hugh Jones |
Hugh Jones is Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Sabre Travel Network and Sabre Airline Solutions. In this role he oversees airline supplier initiatives, global customer support, performance management and business process re-engineering.
Prior to his current position, he served as senior vice president, North America for Sabre Travel Network, and was responsible for sales, account management and customer service support for the division. In a previous role as senior vice president and controller for Sabre Holdings, he managed general accounting functions and corporate financial planning and analysis.
Jones also has served as managing director of finance for the former Sabre Travel Information Network division, where he was responsible for financial planning and analysis to support management.
He started his career with American Airlines in 1988, where his roles included financial controller for the airline’s European and Pacific airport, sales and reservations operations, and financial controller of food and beverage services, responsible for a $725 million food service budget. He also served as manager of financial analysis, where he coordinated both competitive and labor contract analysis.
Jones earned a master's degree in business administration from Southern Methodist University and a bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of Wisconsin.
About Sabre Travel Network
Sabre Travel Network, a Sabre Holdings company, provides access to the world's leading global distribution system (GDS) enabling agents at more than 50,000 agency locations worldwide to be travel experts. The Sabre GDS, the first system to connect the buyers and sellers of travel, today includes more than 400 airlines, approximately 75,000 hotels, 28 car rental companies, 13 cruise lines, 35 railroads and 220 tour operators. Key brands of Sabre Travel Network include GetThere, the leading Web-based corporate travel reservation technology, and Jurni, the unique leisure travel agency consortium that enables members to sell more products from preferred travel suppliers using sophisticated market intelligence.
About Sabre Holdings
Sabre Holdings connects people with the world's greatest travel possibilities by retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. More information about Sabre Holdings is available at http://www.sabre-holdings.com.
