Orbitz Executives: Steven Barnhart and Marsha C. Williams
Steven Barnhart: Chief Executive Officer and President
Steven Barnhart serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of Orbitz Worldwide. Mr. Barnhart also serves as a director of Orbitz Worldwide.
Mr. Barnhart was named Chief Financial Officer in November of 2004, and he then took on the roles of President in October 2006 and Chief Executive Officer in 2007.
Mr. Barnhart joined Orbitz in May 2003 and was a key member of the finance team that took the company public.
Prior to joining Orbitz, Mr. Barnhart held various finance positions over a 13 year period with PepsiCo and its Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay subsidiaries. In his final role, Mr. Barnhart was Director of Finance for a division of the Pepsi Bottling Group from June 1998 to May 2003.
Prior to PepsiCo, Mr. Barnhart was an economic analyst in New Jersey for the Brussels-based Polyurethanes division of ICI from August 1988 to September 1990, and worked in the commercial lending field for American National Bank in Chicago from September 1984 to September 1987.
Mr. Barnhart earned his M.B.A. in finance and bachelor's in economics from the University of Chicago.
Marsha C. Williams: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Marsha C. Williams serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Orbitz Worldwide.
From August 2002 to February 2007, Ms. Williams served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Equity Office Properties Trust, the nation's largest owner and operator of office buildings.
From May 1998 to August 2002, Ms. Williams was the Chief Administrative Officer of Crate and Barrel, a national Chicago-based retailer of home furnishings and accessories.
Ms. Williams served as Vice President of Amoco Corporation, a worldwide energy and chemical company, from December 1997 until April 1998 and Treasurer of Amoco Corporation from October 1993 until April 1998, as well as in other capacities and positions with Amoco from November 1989 until October 1993.
From 1988 to 1989, Ms. Williams was Vice President and Treasurer of Carson Pirie Scott & Co., and from 1973 to 1988, Ms. Williams served in various positions with First National Bank of Chicago, including Vice President and Head, Retailing Companies Division.
Ms. Williams earned her M.B.A. from University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and her B.A. from Wellesley College.
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