Worldspan finds new CFO

Worldspan has found a new chief financial officer from outside the travel technology arena to fill the place of Dale Messick. Michael Wood will take up the position, which is bundled with the role of senior vice president. Mr Wood comes from ChoicePoint, a provider of identification and credential verification services, where he had a similar role. Mr Messick resigned from the post recently, but will remain in a consulting role for the time-being. Report by Ginny McGrath