Sabre Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Sabre's CEO is Kurt Ekert, appointed in Jan 2022, has a tenure of 3.33 years. total yearly compensation is $8.53M, comprised of 10.6% salary and 89.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.23% of the company’s shares, worth €2.04M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.6 years and 4.1 years respectively.
Key information
Kurt Ekert
Chief executive officer
US$8.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 10.55% |
| CEO tenure | 3.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.2% |
| Management average tenure | 5.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.1yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$172m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$9m | US$900k | -US$279m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$301m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$450m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$510m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$8m | US$852k | -US$542m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$610m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$539m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$602m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$6m | US$750k | -US$456m |
Compensation vs Market: Kurt's total compensation ($USD8.53M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.25M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Kurt's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Kurt Ekert (53 yo)
Mr. Kurt J. Ekert serves as President at Sabre GLBL Inc. since January 2021 and also serves as its Chief Executive Officer & Director since 2023. He has been President of Sabre Corporation since January 03...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 3.3yrs | US$8.53m | 0.23% € 2.0m | |
| Executive VP & CFO | 2.8yrs | US$3.43m | 0.13% € 1.1m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Information Officer | 7.8yrs | US$3.23m | 0.092% € 795.9k | |
| Executive VP & Chief Commercial Officer - Travel Solutions | 9.8yrs | US$2.82m | 0.13% € 1.1m | |
| Executive VP and Chief Product & Technology Officer - Travel Solutions | no data | US$2.81m | 0.066% € 576.9k | |
| Senior VP & Chief Accounting Officer | 11yrs | no data | 0.038% € 334.0k | |
| Executive VP & Chief Administrative Officer | 1.3yrs | US$3.11m | 0.13% € 1.2m | |
| Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Marketing Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Customer Officer | 10yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Sabre Travel Network - The Americas | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Global MD | 8.3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 19S's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, President & Director | 2.1yrs | US$8.53m | 0.23% € 2.0m | |
| Independent Director | 7.4yrs | US$280.00k | 0.029% € 256.3k | |
| Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 10.4yrs | US$280.00k | 0.020% € 174.5k | |
| Independent Director | 4.1yrs | US$270.00k | 0.026% € 224.2k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$280.00k | 0.029% € 248.1k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$255.32k | 0.0077% € 66.6k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 5.1yrs | US$375.14k | 0.028% € 244.6k | |
| Independent Director | 4.1yrs | US$275.00k | 0.020% € 173.9k |
Experienced Board: 19S's board of directors are considered experienced (4.1 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/25 00:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Sabre Corporation is covered by 21 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |
| Georgios Kertsos | Berenberg |
| Victor Cheng | BofA Global Research |