Sabre Travel Network Middle East appoints Regional Technology Manager

Mr Al Saad will manage the vital technological operations which drive Sabre's connectivity with its customers and will head a robust team of 11 country technical leads and 55 technical support executives.

Mr Al Saad is tasked with analysing industry-related technological developments and in consultation with the commercial division, identifying solutions to meet market needs then designing a cohesive implementation plan. In addition, to enhance end users' experience, he will develop tailor-made technical solutions according to customer's individual requirements.

Within his division, he is responsible for management of all resources and ensuring that Sabre employees meet business requirements by maintaining and updating technical skill-sets via training and development.

Daniel Naoumovitch, chief executive officer of Sabre Travel Network Middle East, said: 'Technology drives our business and our customers' businesses. We offer a solution-based service to the market to ease the flow of data, and our technology function is at the core of this. Mr Al Saad and his team will ensure that we offer the best technology and support to meet the increasingly multifaceted travel and distribution needs of our airline and travel industry customers.'

Mr Al Saad's earlier positions with Sabre have included responsibilities for product development, communications and infrastructure. Prior to joining Sabre, he had accumulated an extensive background in the regional travel and tourism industry. His expertise spans the areas of global distribution systems, technical strategy and business development, project planning, development platforms, desktop and server operation systems, network design, as well as corporate training and development.