Biography

Director since: 2020

Principal Occupation:
Managing Director, Focused Point Ventures, LLC

Age: 56

Relevant Expertise

• Proven travel and hospitality leader. Mandel previously served as CEO, CFO, COO of Wyndham Destination Network (a division of Wyndham Worldwide, now Travel + Leisure), a provider of professionally managed vacation accommodations, overseeing the strategic direction and overall management of business development efforts. As CEO, she delivered consecutive year-over-year growth before presiding over complex change management in preparation for the company’s spin-off transaction from Wyndham Worldwide, including a $1.3 billion divestiture of the European Rentals business. This leadership experience allows her to provide key insights to our Board of Directors and lead its deliberations and the development and implementation of Sabre’s strategy.
• Extensive experience in strategic planning. Mandel has a strong understanding of mergers and acquisitions and business development. As Wyndham Destination Network's CEO, she strengthened the company's footprint and brand by actively identifying and executing over a dozen targeted, complementary acquisitions to expand the company's product offering and round out its portfolio across different sectors and price points.
• Corporate finance and accounting expertise. She has over 30 years of finance and accounting experience acquired through her roles as a Senior Auditor at Deloitte & Touche, her executive financial positions at the Wyndham Worldwide, Cendant and HFS suite of businesses, and as Managing Director at Focused Point Ventures, where she provides advisory and consulting services focused on the analysis of investment theses, structuring, and capital allocation.

Business Experience Highlights

• Managing Director, Focused Point Ventures, LLC (2019 – Present)
• Chairman of the Board, PureStar (2020 – 2024)
• Wyndham Worldwide
  • President and CEO, Wyndham Destination Network (2014 – 2018)
  • Chief Operating Officer, Wyndham Exchanges & Rentals (2014)
  • Chief Financial Officer, Wyndham (2010 – 2014)
  • Senior Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis (2006 – 2010)
• Division CFO & Controller (Travel Services), Cendant Hospitality (1999 – 2006)

Other Public Company Board Experience

• Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, Inc. (2022 – 2025)
• Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (2024 – Present)

Other Qualifications

• Audit Committee Financial Expert
• CPA (currently inactive)