Maria Sastre

Maria Sastre
Born
Maria Amalia Sastre

Havana, Cuba
CitizenshipAmerican
EducationMiami Dade College (Accounting)
New York Institute of Technology (BA, MBA)
OccupationBusiness executive
Years active1970s–present
Known forAviation industry executive
TitleFormer President and Chief Operating Officer of Signature Flight Support
Board member of
General Mills
O'Reilly Auto Parts
AwardsFortune 50 Most Powerful Latinas (2017)

Maria Sastre is an American businesswoman known for her work in airlines. She was the first female regional vice president of United Airlines, a position she held from 1995 to 1999. She has since gone on to leadership roles in several other aviation-related organizations. Fortune named her one of the 50 most powerful Latinas of 2017.

Early life and education

Sastre was born in Havana, Cuba and grew up in Miami. Her undergraduate education was at Florida International University.[citation needed] She earned 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.

Career

While Sastre originally pursued a career banking, she started working in the accounting department of Eastern Air Lines when she was in college. She later assumed a role at Continental Airlines, and then moved to United Airlines where she was a regional vice president.

Subsequently, Sastre was the COO (2010) and president (2013) of Signature Flight Support, where she led the expansion of the passenger terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport. She left the company in May 2018. On May 9, 2018, it was announced that Sastre had been elected to the General Mills board of directors, effective June 1, 2018.

References

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  3. ↑ Clara-Meretan Kiah (April 5, 2017). "Panthers among Fortune's 50 Most Powerful Latinas of 2017". Florida International University. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ 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.
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  6. ↑ 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.
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  11. ↑ "News". signatureflight.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Google airport in San Jose to break ground in January - Silicon Valley Business Journal". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Board and Staff: Maria Sastre". Helios Education Foundation. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  14. ↑ "Maria Sastre: Executive Profile & Biography". Businessweek. Retrieved 2014-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ↑ "General Mills Elects Maria Sastre to Board of Directors". PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved 2018-08-30.