BOSTON, MA, March 24, 2010 � PKF Consulting (PKF-C), a management consulting firm specializing in the hospitality industry, has announced the hiring of Tom Lewerenz as Vice President. Mr. Lewerenz will be based in Washington DC and will work on hospitality consulting engagements throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, as well as assignments in the public sector at the local, state, and national level. He will also assist with the operation of the federal government consulting practice headquartered in the firm�s Boston, Massachusetts office. �Tom Lewerenz is a 17-year veteran within the hospitality industry and brings to our firm a wide range of consulting experience,� said Reed Woodworth, Practice Leader in the Boston Office. �PKF Consulting is fortunate have someone with Tom�s talents aboard to assist our clients.�

�Our public and private sector business volume in the Mid-Atlantic region is growing substantially right now. It makes sense to increase our presence in the region to serve the needs of our expanding client base,� Woodworth noted. �In addition, Tom�s vast experience assisting the U.S. armed forces with its on-base hospitality operations adds depth to our firm�s historically strong military consulting practice.�

After graduating from college with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history, Tom joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served as an Infantry Officer. Upon leaving the Marines, Tom embarked upon his hospitality career with several prominent consulting firms, international hotel companies and earned a Master of Management in Hospitality (MMH) at Cornell University�s School of Hotel
Administration. During his tenure as a hospitality consultant, Tom has worked on a variety of assignments involving strategic planning, investment and portfolio analysis, feasibility studies, appraisals, management company selection, consumer preference research, and franchise agreement negotiations.

PKF Consulting is a firm of management consultants, industry specialists, and appraisers who provide a full range of services to the hospitality, real estate, and tourism industries. Headquartered in San Francisco, the firm has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Bozeman, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, Sacramento, Seattle, and Washington, DC. PKF Consulting, a U.S. corporation, is the parent company of the PKF Capital Markets Group, which offers real estate transaction and capital markets services, and PKF Hospitality Research, a hospitality-related market research firm.