Nov. 2, 2009 (PR Newswire) --

CHICAGO, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UAL Corporation (Nasdaq: UAUA), the holding company whose primary subsidiary is United Airlines, today named Kate Gebo vice president of Corporate Real Estate, succeeding Ajay Singh, who was named vice president of Business Management in Information Technology. Additionally, the company named Praveen Sharma managing director of Mileage Plus Finance, Strategy and Information Technology.

With United since 1998, Gebo previously was managing director of Procurement and has held several leadership positions in both corporate real estate and strategic sourcing. In her new role, she will oversee all planning, engineering and construction efforts for United's U.S. domestic and international airport and off-airport facilities. In addition, she also will manage lease and landing fee obligations for the company. She will report to Grace Puma, senior vice president of Strategic Sourcing.

Singh joined United in 1992 and has held numerous leadership positions in information technology, operations finance and the company's business transformation organization. In his new role, he will lead all aspects of financial planning, as well as compliance, vendor management, IT performance and multi-year plan portfolio management. He will report to Keith Halbert, Chief Information Officer. Singh succeeds Sharma, who previously served as managing director of IT Business Management.

"We are continuing to strengthen our leadership team, with employees who bring breadth and depth of knowledge from within our company and other industries," said Pete McDonald, United's Chief Administrative Officer. "Kate brings extensive experience in corporate real estate, and we look forward to her leading the organization as we relocate our operations center to the Willis Tower next year. At the same time, we look forward to Ajay leveraging his experience in information technology, financial planning, operations strategy and enterprise-wide business improvement in his new role."

Sharma joined United in 1999 and has held numerous roles in financial analysis and business management. In his new role, he will be part of the leadership in Mileage Plus, working to build the company's loyalty business and capabilities. He will report to Graham Atkinson, president of Mileage Plus.

"I am very pleased to have Praveen join my leadership team as we continue to navigate the many issues of building true loyalty company accountability and capability," Atkinson said.

About United

United Airlines (NASDAQ: UAUA) operates over 3,100* flights a day on United and United Express to more than 200 U.S. domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. With key global air rights in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and Latin America, United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. United also is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides connections for our customers to 1,071 destinations in 171 countries worldwide. United's 48,500 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world. News releases and other information about United can be found at the company's Web site at united.com.

*Based on United's forward-looking flight schedule for April 1, 2009 to April 1, 2010.

SOURCE United Airlines