BRIEF: Bally Total Fitness appoints Steven Barnhart CFO

Posted on: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:53:58 EST


Symbols: OWW
Jan 11, 2010 (Chicago Tribune - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --

Bally Total Fitness appointed Steven Barnhart, a former executive at Orbitz Worldwide, as its senior vice president and chief financial officer.

Barnhart's will oversee the company's financial functions as well as its IT department, the Chicago-based fitness club operator said Monday.

Barnhart, 48, served as CEO and president of Orbitz Worldwide from 2007 to early 2009, when he left to "pursue other interests." He previously worked in other positions with Orbitz and at Cendent Corp. and PepsiCo.

He succeeds Bill Fanelli, who served as the company's interim CFO since June. Fanelli will continue to work at Bally in his role as senior vice president, development.

Bally emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September.

mepodmolik@tribune.com

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