PHILADELPHIA, PA � March 5, 2003 � Rory Loberg, executive vice president of ARAMARK Harrison Lodging, was named among the �Top 25 Most Influential Executives of 2002� by Business Travel News, a prominent industry trade magazine, in its January 20, 2003 issue.  The list features leaders who have had the most significant impact on the business travel industry in 2002.  Loberg was chosen for his outstanding role in ARAMARK�s acquisition of Harrison Conference Centers from

Rory Loberg

During his seven-year tenure with ARAMARK, Loberg has been instrumental in significantly growing ARAMARK�s Conference Center division � resulting in a CAGR of over 20% prior to the Harrison acquisition.  His stewardship guided the division towards its current incarnation, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging, which is the largest provider to the conference center and university hotels in the industry. 

Offering a collection of the world�s most effective environments for learning, communication and personal growth, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging operates more than 50 conference centers, corporate training centers, and specialty hotels in educational environments � each strategically located close to leading business destinations.  The company supports the stringent standards of IACC and harnesses the power and expertise of its founding entities to expand its contributions to the industry.  Furthermore, ARAMARK�s Chairman and CEO, Joe Neubauer, was cited as among the best business leaders in the world in the September 2002 and January 2003 issues of BusinessWeek.

ARAMARK is a world leader in providing managed services, including food, facility and other support services, uniform and career apparel and childcare and early education.  ARAMARK has leadership positions serving the business, education, healthcare, government, sports and recreation sectors.  ARAMARK is ranked No. 1 in the outsourcing services category and is among the Top 10 companies overall in Fortune Magazine�s 2003 �Most Admired Companies in America.�  Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately 200,000 employees serving customers in 18 countries. 

To learn more about ARAMARK Harrison Lodging or to book a meeting, log onto www.aramarkharrisonlodging.com, or call the company�s �one stop� sales office at 1-800-422-MEET.