Former Motorola exec the new CFO of Orbitz

Chicago-based Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. today announced the appointment of Russ Hammer as the company's chief financial officers.

Russ, who was the CFO of Crocs, Inc., replaces Marsha Williams, who retired.

"I am delighted to welcome Russ Hammer to Orbitz Worldwide as chief financial officer," said Barney Harford, CEO and president of Orbitz Worldwide. "Russ Hammer has a diverse background which we think will be a really good fit with the Orbitz Worldwide business. Most recently Russ was CFO of NASDAQ-listed Crocs, Inc., where he played a central role in significantly improving performance. Before Crocs he served in a variety of senior roles at Motorola both domestically and internationally, building experience across a broad variety of finance functions and businesses."

Russ will have global responsibility for accounting, financial planning & analysis, investor relations, tax and treasury. He will be based at the Orbitz Worldwide headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.

Russ worked for Schaumburg-based Motorola for 29 years, serving in a variety of senior executive positions including: Chief Financial Officer of the company's Connected Home Solutions business; Chief Audit Officer; Chief Financial Officer of the Asia Cellular Subscriber business; and Chief Financial Officer of the Global Paging Subscriber business.

Russ holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois.