Biography

Director since: 2021

Principal Occupation: 
Corporate Director

Age: 58

Relevant Expertise

• Innovative brand-builder and customer engagement leader. Sturgis has over two decades years of executive-level experience in the technology sector. As Chief Executive Officer at cleverbridge GmbH, a growth engine for global technology companies, Ms. Sturgis led multiple strategic initiatives, including the launch of CleverPartners to accelerate B2B partner revenue and performance and CleverAutomations to retain and expand customer base revenues. As Chief Client Officer of Yext, a digital presence platform, she was responsible for all aspects of post-sale customer relationships, delivering a >90% retention rate. Her knowledge of the consumer informs our Board of Directors’ oversight of Sabre’s go-to-market strategy and customer satisfaction and retention efforts.
• Significant transactional experience. In 2022, as a member of the board of Kustomer, a customer engagement and experience platform, Ms. Sturgis oversaw its sale to Meta Platforms for $1 billion. As a member of the board and audit committee of a SPAC, she oversaw a 2021 business combination that took Nerdy, an online learning technology platform, public at a valuation of $1.7 billion, and as a member of another SPAC board, oversaw the 2021 business combination that took Vacasa public at an initial valuation of $4.4 billion.
• Over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. While at Yahoo!, Ms. Sturgis was responsible for all aspects of account management including search, display, video, local, and mobile advertising, and as Vice President of North America Account Management, she oversaw a 900-person organization that produced $1.4 billion in revenue. Additionally, at Yext, she helped the company grow from a small start-up to one of the most successful enterprise software customer success teams in the world. Ms. Sturgis’ broad experience in the technology sector gives her strong insights into Sabre’s strategic growth prospects in the global travel technology space. She has also served in advisory roles to world-class start-ups including Salesloft, Lyte, Comparably, Violet Grey, and Quantam Metric. In 2013, Ms. Sturgis was recognized for her leadership in innovation on Forbes’ “40 Women to Watch Over 40” list.

Business Experience Highlights

• CEO, cleverbridge GmbH (2021 – 2025)
• President, Lyte, a ticketing sales platform (2021)
• Various leadership roles, Yext, Inc. (2011 – 2022)
  • Strategic Advisor (2020 – 2022)
  • CEO, Europe (2019 – 2020)
  • Chief Client Officer (2017 – 2019)
  • Senior Vice President of Sales and Services (2011 – 2017)
• Various leadership roles, Yahoo!
  • Vice President, North America Account Management, (2010 – 2011)
  • Vice President, Partner Management Group (2007 – 2010)
• Regional Vice President, Oracle (2005 – 2006)
• Senior Manager, Media and Entertainment, Price Waterhouse (1990 – 1998)

Other Public Company Board Experience

• The Container Store Group, Inc. (2019 – 2025)
• TPG Pace Solutions Corporation (2020 – 2021)
• Pace II, TPG Pace Solutions Corporation (2020 – 2021)

Other Qualification

• National Association of Corporate Directors Certification