Abacus International has appointed Jeremy van de Klundert as managing director of subsidiary, Sabre Pacific to take forward the distribution strategy for Australia and New Zealand. Van de Klundert has served in similar roles, including five years with global distribution systems in Europe, three with a major travel agency and more recently five heading global assistance company, International SOS in developing North Asia. New Zealand national and MBA graduate, van de Klundert will report to Henry who has been covering the territory in an interim role over recent months.