Travel technology supplier Accelya has named former Sabre CEO Sam Gilliland as its new CEO, as current CEO Jim Davidson moves to the role of vice chairman, the company announced.
Gilliland spent 25 years as Sabre, including about a 10-year run as CEO starting in 2003. More recently, he was CEO of workflow automation solutions software provider Cherwell, and he is returning to the travel industry to “drive the next phase of growth” at Accelya, he said in a statement.
Davidson, who joined…