Maria Sastre
Aviation, Cruiseline and Board Director
- Role
- Board of Directors at General Mills
- Location
- Miami, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Maria Sastre
Accomplished Global Airline, Cruise line and General Aviation Executive in the Travel & Tourism Industry for over 25 years. Esteemed Board Director of public and private companies including Publix Supermarkets,Darden,Laidlaw Intl. Presently serve as Board Director for GuideWell Holdings(Florida Blue), General Mills, Miramar Services, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Helios Education Foundation and The Conference Board. In 2022 named Top 100 Board Directors by NACD(National Association of Corporate Directors).Successfully executed transformational leadership assignments in the areas of Strategic Planning, Customer Service, Airline & Cruiseline and Hotel Operations, Finance, Marketing & Sales and Revenue Management. Highly experienced in acquisitions, mergers and integrations of operating business units and significant capital investment programs. Community Service Leader with board service supporting various non-profits and past chairwoman of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau.As President & Chief Operating Officer of Signature Flight Support responsible for leadership of global operations,strategy, marketing, sales and finance for the largest FBO network in the world, with over 200 locations serving 5 continents.
Experience
Board of Directors
Jun 2018 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US
Board Director
Education
New York Institute of Technology
BS, Management and Finance
1979 — 1981
Florida International University
Political Science
1975 — 1976
Duke University
Executive Leadership
2013 — 2015
Miami Dade College
AS, Accounting
1973 — 1975
New York Institute of Technology
MBA, Management and Marketing
1981 — 1983
Skills
- Customer Service
- Customer Satisfaction
- Training
- New Business Development
- Pricing
- P&L Management
- Marketing
- Budgets
- Finance
- Process Improvement
- Airports
- Sales
- Team Leadership
- Forecasting
- Contract Negotiation
- Start-Ups
- Revenue Analysis
- Business Planning
- Operations Management
- Business Development
- Airlines
- Negotiation
- Tourism
- Strategic Planning
- Hotels
- Business Strategy
- Program Management
- Cruises
- Hospitality
- Leadership
- Strategy
- Marketing Strategy
- Talent Management
- Recruiting
- Team Building
- Management
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