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Barney Harford

President and CEO, Orbitz Worldwide Inc.

Barney Harford is president and CEO of Orbitz Worldwide.

Barney also serves as a board member at LiquidPlanner, an on-demand project management service that is transforming the way organizations manage complex projects; GlobalEnglish, a leading provider of on-demand English language training services to multinational corporations; and Orange Hotel Group, a high-design budget hotel chain based in China.

From 1999 to 2006 Barney held a variety of positions at Expedia, the world’s largest online travel company. Most recently, as President of Expedia Asia Pacific, he led Expedia’s entry into China, Japan and Australia. Previously he built Expedia’s private label business, WWTE, and Expedia’s telesales business, among other roles. Prior to joining Expedia Barney worked in the United Kingdom as a strategy consultant with The Kalchas Group.

Barney holds an MBA from INSEAD and an MA in Natural Sciences from Clare College, Cambridge University.