United Airlines has named high-tech veteran Keith Halbert as its new chief information officer.

Halbert previously held a similar title at tech giant Electronic Data Systems, a $22 billion company.

At United, Halbert will oversee information technology, applications development, technical operations, information security and infrastructure planning, the carrier said in a press release.

"To strengthen our business we put a strategic plan in place that includes 250 initiatives and a planned $4 billion capital investment over the next five years," John Tague, United's executive vice president, said in the release. "Having a proven transformational leader like Keith is critical to successfully executing this plan, and ensuring that we have the infrastructure and systems in place to improve our service to customers and provide better support to our employees."

Halbert officially starts his new role Jan. 11.