United Airlines Appoints General Counsel
UAL Corporation (NASDAQ: UAUA), the holding company whose primary subsidiary is United Airlines, today named Thomas J. Sabatino Jr. senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.
“We look forward to leveraging the experience Tom brings to a strong management team as we continue our efforts to strengthen United in this extremely competitive industry.”
Sabatino joins United from Schering Plough where he served as executive vice president and general counsel, and oversaw the company’s global law department as well as a number of other functions during a period when the company nearly doubled in size. Prior to Schering Plough, Sabatino held similar roles at Baxter International and American Medical International. At Baxter, Sabatino held several leadership roles in the legal division, most recently serving as senior vice president and general counsel, responsible for leading all legal support for Baxter’s operating units and working closely with the board of directors.
“Tom has significant experience in leading legal divisions for large global enterprises and working with exceptional boards of directors,” said Glenn Tilton, UAL’s chairman, president and chief executive officer. “We look forward to leveraging the experience Tom brings to a strong management team as we continue our efforts to strengthen United in this extremely competitive industry.”
Sabatino joins United effective March 29 and will report to Tilton.
