CHICAGO, Aug. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines
today announced Jake Cefolia has
been promoted to senior vice president of Worldwide Sales. A
veteran sales leader, he will be responsible for directing the
efforts of a team of 725 sales professionals who manage sales
programs, services, relationships and revenue with corporations,
travel management companies and distributors around the world.
Cefolia has been with United since 2007, most recently serving
as vice president of Sales for the Americas. In this role, he
oversaw sales for the United
States, Canada and
Latin America as well as the
Global Accounts Division. He has also served as vice president of
Atlantic and Pacific Sales, as managing director of the Global
Accounts Division and as managing director for United's Pacific
region, based in Hong Kong. Before
joining United, he held various sales leadership roles at Northwest
Airlines and British Airways.
Cefolia will report to Scott
Kirby, president of United, and begins his new role today.
He succeeds Dave Hilfman, who
announced earlier this year his plans to retire. Hilfman will
continue to serve in an advisory capacity through the end of
2018.
"During his more than 35 years in the industry, Dave has
established a legacy for his commitment to customers and
colleagues, and we're fortunate to have had him on the United
team," said Kirby. "In Jake, we have a leader with a proven ability
to develop meaningful relationships with corporate and travel
agency customers around the globe and to motivate and equip the
Sales team to deliver outstanding results as they have done this
year. Sales is a critical department helping to fuel our growth,
with corporate revenues up double digits year-over-year, and with
Jake at the helm, United is well positioned to continue to find
opportunities to better meet the needs of today's corporate
traveler."
"It's an honor for me to build on the already strong foundation
established by my predecessor and friend, Dave Hilfman," said Cefolia. "I look forward to
evolving our offerings for both new and loyal corporate and travel
agency clients of all sizes, simplifying the travel management
process and enhancing the tools and technology we provide."
Cefolia graduated from Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University with a degree in management.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate approximately 4,600
flights a day to 357 airports across five continents. In 2017,
United and United Express operated more than 1.6 million flights
carrying more than 148 million customers. United is proud to have
the world's most comprehensive route network, including U.S.
mainland hubs in Chicago,
Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, Newark/New York,
San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 757 mainline
aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 551
regional aircraft. The airline is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 193
countries via 28 member airlines. For more information, visit
united.com, follow @United on Twitter or connect on Facebook. The
common stock of United's parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc.,
is traded on the NYSE under the symbol "UAL".
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