Sabre and Constellation Software sign strategic governance agreement

Sabre (SABR) and Constellation Software (CNSWF) (CSU), a beneficial owner of approximately 12.7% of Sabre’s outstanding shares, have entered into a strategic governance agreement. In connection with the agreement, Sabre will appoint Damian McKay, CEO of Vela Software Group, an operating group division of Constellation, to its Board of Directors. In connection with the agreement, the Sabre Board will terminate the company’s shareholder rights plan announced on March 1. McKay joined Vela in 2015 through its acquisition of Datamine, where he had served as CEO since 2012 and continued to serve as CEO until assuming his current role in 2020. Prior to Datamine, McKay served as General Manager of Energy Services for Australia and New Zealand at GE Energy, a division of General Electric at the time. Prior to GE Energy, McKay held sales roles at energy retailer, AGL Power, and electric utility companies, CitiPower and Powercor, in Australia. McKay currently serves as a member of the Constellation Software Advisory Board and on the Board of Directors of several private subsidiaries of Constellation Software and Vela Software.