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UAL Corporation, the holding company whose
primary subsidiary is United Airlines, has named Kate Gebo vice
president of Corporate Real Estate, succeeding Ajay Singh, who was
named vice president of Business Management in Information
Technology. Additionally, the company has appointed Praveen Sharma
as managing director of Mileage Plus Finance, Strategy and
Information Technology.
With United since 1998, Gebo previously was
managing director of Procurement and has held several leadership
positions in both corporate real estate and strategic sourcing. In
her new role, she will oversee all planning, engineering and
construction efforts for United’s U.S. domestic and international
airport and off-airport facilities. In addition, she also will
manage lease and landing fee obligations for the company. She will
report to Grace Puma, senior vice president of Strategic Sourcing.
Singh joined United in 1992 and has held
numerous leadership positions in information technology,
operations finance and the company’s business transformation
organization. In his new role, he will lead all aspects of
financial planning, as well as compliance, vendor management, IT
performance and multi-year plan portfolio management. He will
report to Keith Halbert, Chief Information Officer. Singh succeeds
Sharma, who previously served as managing director of IT Business
Management.
“We are continuing to strengthen our leadership
team, with employees who bring breadth and depth of knowledge from
within our company and other industries,” said Pete McDonald,
United’s Chief Administrative Officer. “Kate brings extensive
experience in corporate real estate, and we look forward to her
leading the organization as we relocate our operations center to
the Willis Tower next year. At the same time, we look forward to
Ajay leveraging his experience in information technology,
financial planning, operations strategy and enterprise-wide
business improvement in his new role.”
Sharma joined United in 1999 and has held
numerous roles in financial analysis and business management. In
his new role, he will be part of the leadership in Mileage Plus,
working to build the company’s loyalty business and capabilities.
He will report to Graham Atkinson, president of Mileage Plus.
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