Orbitz Appoints New President

Steve Barnhart, chief financial officer of Orbitz Worldwide unit, has been appointed as president.

The businesses include Travelport´s online businesses such as Orbitz and Cheaptickets in the Americas, e-bookers and Octopus Travel in Europe and HotelClub.com, and RatesToGo.com in the Asia Pacific region.

Mr. Barnhart will report to Travelport president and chief executive officer Jeff Clarke, and will continue to serve as chief financial officer of Orbitz Worldwide. Barnhart joined Orbitz, Inc. in May 2003, and was a key member of the finance team that took Orbitz public.