Landes brings more than 18 years of experience in hospitality technology to his new role as an experienced manager in the Business Consulting unit.  He has held information technology management positions at several leading hospitality companies including Promus Hotels Corporation, Doubletree Hotels Corporation, Sulcus Hospitality Group (Lodgistix) and Ramada, Inc.  Landes has deep industry experience in the areas of large-scale systems development and integration, strategic property-based systems and IT architecture design.  He will be based out of Arthur Andersen�s Phoenix office.

David Moon, who heads Arthur Andersen's US Hospitality Industry Technology team, remarks, "Bruce is another outstanding addition to our team and will compliment our efforts in this arena.  His achievements reflect our strong commitment to providing clients with industry expertise and a diverse set of skills related to implementing and supporting strategic technology solutions in the hospitality industry."

Comments Landes on his decision to join Arthur Andersen, �The Arthur Andersen US Hospitality Industry Technology Team�s integrated approach to providing clients with effective solutions has been a key to their success.  I look forward to being a part of this team as it continues to provide the hospitality industry with the knowledge and assistance required to help manage today's rapidly changing technology landscape.�

Arthur Andersen's US Hospitality Industry Technology Team was organized in 1998 as part of the firm's worldwide Hospitality and Leisure industry practice.  Hospitality industry technology consulting is one of the group's core areas of emphasis.  Services offered include information technology strategy planning, property and enterprise level technology implementation, eBusiness strategies and development, distribution and central reservation strategies, and outsourced transaction processing and shared service center design.