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Mr. Bowen is a retired partner of Arthur Andersen LLP, and from 1980 to 1998, he was partner-in-charge of the Audit practice of Andersen�s Memphis and Little Rock offices. For more than 25 years, he specialized in the hospitality/hotel and entertainment industry, and was a member of Andersen�s worldwide hospitality industry team. Mr. Bowen joined Andersen in 1968, after receiving his MBA degree from Emory University. He retired from Andersen in 1999. Mr. Bowen is currently a director of Gaylord Entertainment Company (NYSE: GET) and Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: BEE). Mr. Bowen does not intend to stand for re-election as a director of Gaylord in 2007. Mr. Bowen has been a director of our Company since May 2004. | 