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Executive Officers of the Registrant
Barney Harford, age 38, is our President and Chief Executive Officer and also serves as a director and as
a member of the executive committee of our board of directors. Prior to joining the Company in January 2009,
Mr. Harford served in a variety of roles at Expedia, Inc. from 1999 to 2006. From 2004 to 2006, he served as
President of Expedia Asia Pacific. Prior to 2004, Mr. Harford served as Senior Vice President of Air, Car &
Private Label and led Expedia’s corporate development, strategic planning and investor relations functions. He
joined Expedia in 1999 as a product planner. Mr. Harford currently serves on the board of directors of
GlobalEnglish Corporation, LiquidPlanner, Inc. and Orange Hotel Group. He holds an M.B.A. from INSEAD
and a Master of Arts degree in Natural Sciences from Clare College, Cambridge University.
Marsha C. Williams, age 58, serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, having served in
that capacity since July 2007. 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. Ms. Williams served as Vice President of Amoco Corporation 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 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 currently serves on the board of directors of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, Modine
Manufacturing Company, The Davis Funds and Fifth Third Bancorp. Ms. Williams previously served on the
board of directors of the Selected Funds. Ms. Williams earned an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago
Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wellesley College.
Michael J. Nelson, age 43, serves as President, Partner Services Group, responsible for partner services
and customer operations on a global basis since July 2009. Prior to his current role, Mr. Nelson served as our
Chief Operating Officer, and prior to becoming Chief Operating Officer in 2007, Mr. Nelson had been
responsible for managing our international operations, which at the time included ebookers, Flairview (now
known as HotelClub) and Travelbag, an offline travel subsidiary. Mr. Nelson joined the Company in 2001, and
his diverse operating experience within the Company includes supplier relations, revenue management, finance,
product management and project management. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Nelson spent 10 years in
finance and marketing at: Deluxe Corporation from 1998 to 2001, Diageo/Pillsbury from 1993 to 1998 and
Arthur Andersen from 1989 to 1992. Mr. Nelson has an M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota and a
Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Minnesota.
Frank A. Petito, age 42, has served as President, Orbitz for Business since June 2009. Mr. Petito joined
the Company in 2002 and previously served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and was
responsible for overseeing the Company’s corporate development function as well as its investor relations
function. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Petito was a Vice President in the mergers and acquisitions group
of Hambrecht & Quist, a technology-focused investment bank in San Francisco. Mr. Petito also worked as an
investment banker for Roberts Capital Markets in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and at Morgan Stanley in New
York and Los Angeles. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Petito was Chief Financial Officer of Unexplored, Inc., a
start-up travel company based in San Francisco, which filed for bankruptcy in 2001. Mr. Petito earned an
M.B.A. from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University.
James P. Shaughnessy, age 55, serves as Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General
Counsel, and is responsible for managing the Company’s legal and government affairs departments as well as the
Company’s shared services, including corporate communications, human resources and security and compliance.
Mr. Shaughnessy joined the Company in June 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Shaughnessy was Senior
Vice President & General Counsel of Lenovo Group Ltd., which he joined in July 2005. Mr. Shaughnessy’s prior
experience includes service as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of PeopleSoft, Inc. and in
senior legal positions with Hewlett-Packard, Compaq and Digital Equipment Corporation. Prior to joining
Digital, Mr. Shaughnessy worked with the Congloeum group of companies and was in private practice in
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