Executive Team Bios

 

Frank A. Petito
President, Orbitz for Business

Frank is President of Orbitz for Business and responsible for the strategic direction of the corporate travel brand of Orbitz Worldwide. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Orbitz Worldwide, where he was responsible for investor relations, mergers and acquisitions and strategic partnerships. He joined Orbitz in 2002 and was part of the team responsible for the Orbitz IPO, the sale of Orbitz to Cendant and the Blackstone Acquisition.


Previously, Frank was a Vice President in the mergers and acquisitions group of Hambrecht & Quist, a technology focused investment bank in San Francisco. He earned an M.B.A. from Stanford University and a B.A. from Princeton University.

 

Jan Lofgren
Vice President, Account Management and Deployment, Orbitz for Business

A key member of the Orbitz for Business senior leadership team, Jan Lofgren is responsible for all post sale customer-facing activity. This includes account management, project management (implementation) and management of the technical support leaders who are the principal interface with Orbitz for Business.

Prior to joining Orbitz, Lofgren served as Director of Global Business Development for Upstream, where customers included United Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and several online travel service providers including Orbitz. Her work for this industry-leading outsource provider helped revenue grow by more than 400%. Lofgren also spent close to a decade in multinational client management and strategic sales posts with Rosenbluth International.

 

Michael R. Mooradian
Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Orbitz for Business

Responsible for strategic sales direction and management, Michael Mooradian brings a wealth of relationship selling and new sales channel development experience to his role.

Prior to joining Orbitz, Mooradian was Vice President of worldwide sales for Tacit Knowledge Systems, a privately held knowledge management software company and Senior Vice President of sales for YesMail, a CRM/direct marketing services company. In this latter role, revenue performance under his sales leadership grew from $900,000 to $38 million. Mooradian also led worldwide sales as Senior Vice President for Giga Information Group, an IT consulting and research services firm where he helped grow sales from $1 million to $44 million under his tenure.

 

Kristin Dickey
Director of Human Resources, Orbitz for Business

In her 15 years with the Orbitz Worldwide organization, Kristin Dickey has supported a wide variety of client groups in a Human Resources capacity. These include Cheaptickets, Marketing, Trip.com, THOR, TRUST International, WIZCOM and most recently, Orbitz for Business.

Dickey’s degree in Communications from the University of Wyoming was the launching point for her career with Orbitz Worldwide. Joining the organization soon after graduation, Dickey has grown her career within the company, moving through various roles with increasing responsibilities. Dickey now holds the position of Director of Human Resources where she couples her talents with her unique, longstanding knowledge of the organization. Prior to joining Orbitz Worldwide, Dickey held a Public Relations role at a direct mail marketing corporation.

 

Andrew McKenna
Senior Manager of Finance Planning & Analysis, Orbitz for Business

Andrew McKenna’s responsibilities include leading and developing forward-looking analysis and recommendations on key issues to improve financial performance. He is focused on evolving the company’s long-term growth strategies and short-term priorities to increase profitability and efficiency.

Prior to joining Orbitz, McKenna spent 10 years in England, with Amtico International, where he held several finance and strategic analysis positions, culminating in Management Accountant. He was responsible for overseeing the consolidation of financial reporting and results for Amtico’s six international subsidiaries. He also led the development and implementation of process improvements to significantly reduce inventory costs and increase productivity through a significant reduction in late orders.