Sabre Corporation announced that Hervé Couturier, President of Kerney Partners, was elected to its board of directors, effective Dec. 11, 2017. Couturier served as Executive Vice President, R&D, at Amadeus from 2012 to 2016. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President of SAP AG'sTechnology Group and Head of Research. At Sabre, Couturier will serve as chair of the technology committee of the board of directors. Sabre also announced that, as planned, Larry Kellner, currently executive chairman, will return to his prior position of non-executive chairman of the board, effective Dec. 31, 2017. Mr. Kellner was named executive chairman on an interim basis effective Dec. 31, 2016 concurrently with the promotion of Sean Menke to president and CEO. Sabre further announced that in connection with Kellner's return to his role as an independent chairman of the board, the board will not maintain a separate lead independent director and accordingly Karl Peterson will no longer serve in that position, also effective Dec. 31, 2017. Mr. Peterson will continue to serve on Sabre's board of directors, including serving on the compensation, governance and nominating, and executive committees.