By Greg Hazley
Chris Chiames, a veteran airline sector corporate communications exec, has booked a seat with Internet travel company Orbitz Worldwide to oversee corporate comms. and government affairs.
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He takes over for Brian Hoyt, who left Orbitz after six years in June for the VP of PR slot at the National Restaurant Association.
Chiames, as VP of corporate affairs, splits his time between Washington, D.C., and Orbitz’ Chicago base.
Publicly traded Orbitz Worldwide posted 2010 revenue of $757M on a net loss of $58M.
Chiames made the move to Orbitz on July 20 from George Washington University, where he was executive director of the Cheney Cardiovascular Institute.
Earlier stints included top PR posts in the airline sector, including senior VP of corporate affairs for US Airways, managing director of PR for American Airlines, and manager at the Air Transport Association.
He was also a managing director at Burson-Marsteller and, in the 1980s, press secretary to former House Majority Whip Tony Coelho (D-Calif.).
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