John V. ArabiaMr. Arabia will fill the role opened by the promotion of Kenneth E. Cruse to President. Mr. Arabia is currently Managing Director of Green Street Advisors' highly respected real estate research team. Mr. Arabia joined Green Street in 1997 and was instrumental in creating the firm's lodging research platform. In 2005, 2006 and 2007, Green Street Advisors was awarded the title of "Best Independent Research Firm" by Institutional Investor for the lodging and gaming sector as a result of Mr. Arabia's efforts. In 2007, he was named one of Institutional Investor's "20 Rising Stars." In 2008, Mr. Arabia won the Wall Street Journal's "Best on the Street" award in the hotel and gaming category. Prior to joining Green Street, Mr. Arabia was a Consulting Manager at EY Kenneth Leventhal and was largely responsible for the firm's west coast lodging consulting practice which specialized in hotel market studies, valuation and acquisition due diligence. Mr. Arabia started his hotel career in 1987, working various entry-level operating positions at the Anaheim Marriott. Mr. Arabia, who earned a CPA certificate from the state of Illinois, holds an MBA in Real Estate/Accounting from The University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration from Cornell University.