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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. | 