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== Bio ==
== Bio ==
Sastre was born in [[Havana, Cuba]] and grew up in Miami.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Leyva Martinez |first=Ivette |date=2005-12-18 |title=Maria Sastre, en las alas del triunfo personal |language=es |pages=13 |work=El Nuevo Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-nuevo-herald-maria-sastre-en-las-ala/134435741/ |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> Her undergraduate era was at [[Florida International University]]. Her initial work interests were in banking, but started working in the accounting department of [[Eastern Air Lines]] when she was in college.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=1996-09-29 |title=Landing United job wasn't first on runway |pages=48 |work=Ledger-Enquirer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/ledger-enquirer-landing-united-job-wasn/134435674/ |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> She went on to work at Continental Airlines,<ref name=":0" /> and then moved to United Airlines where she was a regional vice president.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Paiva Cordle |first=Ina |date=1996-09-16 |title=Maria A. Sastre: una mujer que vuela alto |language=es |pages=13 |work=El Nuevo Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-nuevo-herald-maria-a-sastre-una-muj/134435769/ |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> She was the President (2013) and [[Chief operating officer|COO]] (2010) of [[Signature Flight Support]] where she led the expansion of the passenger terminal at [[Newark Liberty International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Quirk |first=James |date=2012-02-03 |title=Airport boost on the way |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-airport-boost-on-the-way/134435812/],[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record/134435836/] |work=The Record |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-airport-boost-on-the-way/134435812/ |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> She left the company in May 2018.<ref name="signatureflight">{{cite web|url=https://www.signatureflight.com/about/news?prid=1666|title=News|publisher=signatureflight.com|accessdate=17 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201131731/https://www.signatureflight.com/about/news?prid=1666|archive-date=1 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="bizjournals">{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/11/06/signature-flight-to-break-ground-in.html?page=all|title=Google airport in San Jose to break ground in January - Silicon Valley Business Journal|publisher=bizjournals.com|accessdate=17 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/maria-sastre/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409004016/http://www.forbes.com/profile/maria-sastre/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 9, 2013 |title=Maria Sastre |work=Forbes |accessdate=2014-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.helios.org/board-and-staff-details.aspx?id=31 |title=Board and Staff: Maria Sastre |publisher=Helios Education Foundation |accessdate=2014-01-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201185747/http://www.helios.org/board-and-staff-details.aspx?id=31 |archivedate=2014-02-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=663186&ticker=RCL |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140122200358/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=663186&ticker=RCL |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 22, 2014 |title=Maria Sastre: Executive Profile & Biography |publisher=Businessweek |accessdate=2014-01-24}}</ref> On May 9, 2018, it was announced that Sastre had been elected to the [[General Mills]] board of directors, effective June 1, 2018.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/general-mills-elects-maria-sastre-to-board-of-directors-300645938.html|title=General Mills Elects Maria Sastre to Board of Directors|website=PR Newswire|access-date=2018-08-30}}</ref>
Sastre was born in [[Havana, Cuba]] and grew up in Miami.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Leyva Martinez |first=Ivette |date=2005-12-18 |title=Maria Sastre, en las alas del triunfo personal |language=es |pages=13 |work=El Nuevo Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-nuevo-herald-maria-sastre-en-las-ala/134435741/ |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> Her undergraduate era was at [[Florida International University]]. Her initial work interests were in banking, but started working in the accounting department of [[Eastern Air Lines]] when she was in college.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=1996-09-29 |title=Landing United job wasn't first on runway |pages=48 |work=Ledger-Enquirer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/ledger-enquirer-landing-united-job-wasn/134435674/ |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> She went on to work at Continental Airlines,<ref name=":0" /> and then moved to United Airlines where she was a regional vice president.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Paiva Cordle |first=Ina |date=1996-09-16 |title=Maria A. Sastre: una mujer que vuela alto |language=es |pages=13 |work=El Nuevo Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-nuevo-herald-maria-a-sastre-una-muj/134435769/ |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref> Subsequently she served as the [[Chief operating officer|COO]] (2010)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-11-01 |title=Fortune 500 involvement |pages=66 |work=The Miami Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-fortune-500-involvement/134601749/ |access-date=2023-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-05-24 |title=Aviation |pages=40 |work=The Miami Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-aviation/134601768/ |access-date=2023-11-04}}</ref> and president (2013) of [[Signature Flight Support]], where she led the expansion of the passenger terminal at [[Newark Liberty International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Quirk |first=James |date=2012-02-03 |title=Airport boost on the way |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-airport-boost-on-the-way/134435812/],[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record/134435836/] |work=The Record |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-airport-boost-on-the-way/134435812/ |access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Newman |first=Richard |date=2013-12-14 |title=$11M Super Bowl makeover |pages=A8 |work=The Record |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-record-11m-super-bowl-makeover/134601661/ |access-date=2023-11-04}}</ref> She left the company in May 2018.<ref name="signatureflight">{{cite web|url=https://www.signatureflight.com/about/news?prid=1666|title=News|publisher=signatureflight.com|accessdate=17 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201131731/https://www.signatureflight.com/about/news?prid=1666|archive-date=1 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="bizjournals">{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/11/06/signature-flight-to-break-ground-in.html?page=all|title=Google airport in San Jose to break ground in January - Silicon Valley Business Journal|publisher=bizjournals.com|accessdate=17 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/maria-sastre/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409004016/http://www.forbes.com/profile/maria-sastre/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 9, 2013 |title=Maria Sastre |work=Forbes |accessdate=2014-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.helios.org/board-and-staff-details.aspx?id=31 |title=Board and Staff: Maria Sastre |publisher=Helios Education Foundation |accessdate=2014-01-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201185747/http://www.helios.org/board-and-staff-details.aspx?id=31 |archivedate=2014-02-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=663186&ticker=RCL |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140122200358/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=663186&ticker=RCL |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 22, 2014 |title=Maria Sastre: Executive Profile & Biography |publisher=Businessweek |accessdate=2014-01-24}}</ref> On May 9, 2018, it was announced that Sastre had been elected to the [[General Mills]] board of directors, effective June 1, 2018.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/general-mills-elects-maria-sastre-to-board-of-directors-300645938.html|title=General Mills Elects Maria Sastre to Board of Directors|website=PR Newswire|access-date=2018-08-30}}</ref>


Sastre has a degree in accounting from [[Miami Dade College]] as well as a Bachelor of Arts in finance and a Master of Business Administration from the [[New York Institute of Technology]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=663186&privcapId=274715|title=Executive Profile: Maria Amalia Sastre|website=Bloomberg|access-date=2018-08-30}}</ref>
Sastre has a degree in accounting from [[Miami Dade College]] as well as a Bachelor of Arts in finance and a Master of Business Administration from the [[New York Institute of Technology]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=663186&privcapId=274715|title=Executive Profile: Maria Amalia Sastre|website=Bloomberg|access-date=2018-08-30}}</ref>

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Maria Sastre is an American business woman known for her work in airlines.

Bio

Sastre was born in Havana, Cuba and grew up in Miami.[1] Her undergraduate era was at Florida International University. Her initial work interests were in banking, but started working in the accounting department of Eastern Air Lines when she was in college.[2] She went on to work at Continental Airlines,[2] and then moved to United Airlines where she was a regional vice president.[3] Subsequently she served as the COO (2010)[4][5] and president (2013) of Signature Flight Support, where she led the expansion of the passenger terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport.[6][7] She left the company in May 2018.[8][9][10][11][12] On May 9, 2018, it was announced that Sastre had been elected to the General Mills board of directors, effective June 1, 2018.[13]

Sastre has a degree in accounting from Miami Dade College as well as a Bachelor of Arts in finance and a Master of Business Administration from the New York Institute of Technology.[14]

References

  1. ^ Leyva Martinez, Ivette (2005-12-18). "Maria Sastre, en las alas del triunfo personal". El Nuevo Herald (in Spanish). p. 13. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  2. ^ a b "Landing United job wasn't first on runway". Ledger-Enquirer. 1996-09-29. p. 48. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  3. ^ Paiva Cordle, Ina (1996-09-16). "Maria A. Sastre: una mujer que vuela alto". El Nuevo Herald (in Spanish). p. 13. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  4. ^ "Fortune 500 involvement". The Miami Herald. 2010-11-01. p. 66. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  5. ^ "Aviation". The Miami Herald. 2010-05-24. p. 40. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  6. ^ Quirk, James (2012-02-03). "Airport boost on the way". The Record. pp. [1], [2]. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  7. ^ Newman, Richard (2013-12-14). "$11M Super Bowl makeover". The Record. pp. A8. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  8. ^ "News". signatureflight.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Google airport in San Jose to break ground in January - Silicon Valley Business Journal". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Maria Sastre". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  11. ^ "Board and Staff: Maria Sastre". Helios Education Foundation. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  12. ^ "Maria Sastre: Executive Profile & Biography". Businessweek. Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  13. ^ "General Mills Elects Maria Sastre to Board of Directors". PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  14. ^ "Executive Profile: Maria Amalia Sastre". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
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