Frank is president of Orbitz for Business and responsible for the strategic direction and operations 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 worked at Hambrecht & Quist, a technology-focused investment bank in San Francisco where he was a vice president in the mergers and acquisitions group, at Morgan Stanley in New York and Los Angeles and at Roberts Capital Markets, an investment bank in Buenos Aires. He earned an MBA from Stanford University and ABA from Princeton University.
Anne Marie is responsible for the Product Strategy and Development of all features and functionality on Orbitz for Business. Her passionate attention to the user experience is supported by over 30 years in the travel industry. She joined Orbitz in 2000 as part of the initial launch team and has had leadership roles across every product line within the company, from transportation (air, car and cruise) to hospitality (hotel, dynamic packaging and attractions/services) for both the leisure and corporate Orbitz Worldwide brands.
Prior to joining Orbitz, Anne Marie led product development at Apollo/Galileo (now Travelport) delivering improvements in air functionality (shopping, booking and pricing) and was an active participant in the IATA CRS Harmonization Working Group and Schedules Information Standards Committee. Her travel career started at Eastern Airlines where she was a fares analyst, vacation planner, trainer and Sales Person of the Year.
As a member of the senior leadership team, Charles Bacharach is responsible for managing and directing the new client acquisition activities for Orbitz for Business. He manages the core sales team and oversees all new business development activities across this division. Charles has been with Orbitz for Business since 2005 where he has held a variety of sales management positions during his time with the company.
Prior to joining Orbitz, he served in a number of executive and sales management positions in the information technology industry for companies such as Gartner Group, Giga Information Group (since acquired by Forrester), Ideas International, WatchIt.com and Unisys. His work at these firms included managing and directing high performance sales teams, marketing organizations and overall executive management responsibilities.
Bill is responsible for all aspects of customer service, customer relations, order fulfillment, call center technology, telecommunications, training and telesales for the global portfolio of Orbitz Worldwide brands, including Orbitz for Business. Bill joined Orbitz in 2001 with Cendant’s acquisition of Cheap Tickets where he was Vice President – Human Resources. He has held various senior management positions with both Cendant and Orbitz Worldwide, including Senior Vice President – Cendant Travel and head of operations for the European brands (ebookers and Travelbag).
Prior to Orbitz Worldwide, Bill spent 24 years with Worldspan (a global travel distribution company) and Delta Air Lines. He held various management positions with both these companies, including Vice President of Operations and Customer Service for Worldspan.