Focus Adds Hawthorne to Expand Hospitality Industry Practice

Tampa, FL, March 13, 2009 --(PR.com)-- In an announcement made today by J. Tim Pruban, President of Focus Management Group, David Hawthorne has joined the business restructuring firm to broaden its growing hospitality industry practice. Capitalizing on his extensive background in hospitality and hotel turnarounds, Hawthorne will reinforce and expand upon the Company’s nationwide support of its hospitality clientele.

“David is an expert in improving the operations of hospitality clients, and we are excited to have someone of his caliber join the Focus team,” said Pruban. “David has an unprecedented knowledge of the hospitality industry, and his expertise in guiding large hotel corporations through restructuring challenges will be a valuable resource to our clients and their stakeholders.”

Hawthorne is a veteran of the hospitality industry and brings to Focus Management Group over 20 years of experience in improving P&L, achieving business turnarounds for distressed companies, spearheading rapid emergence from bankruptcy and managing successful real estate development projects.

Prior to joining Focus, David served as the President and CEO for a leading U.S. hotel conglomerate with over 100 facilities. David deployed strategies to overhaul financial and operational processes, led the company through all phases of a planned bankruptcy and decreased hotel costs while enhancing efficiency and customer satisfaction through the establishment of effective incentives. In other prior experience, David developed and implemented a program to improve service and profitability of a major Las Vegas casino and hotel, which achieved higher operating profits and customer satisfaction for the business.

Hawthorne is based out of Focus Management Group’s Tampa office and can be reached at (800) 528-8985 or via e-mail at d.hawthorne@focusmg.com.

About Focus Management Group
Focus Management Group provides nationwide services in turnaround management, insolvency proceedings, business restructuring and operational improvement with a senior-level team of ninety professionals. Headquartered in Tampa, FL, with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Greenwich, Los Angeles and Nashville, the firm provides a full portfolio of services to distressed companies and their stakeholders, including secured lenders and equity sponsors.

Focus Management Group is equipped with knowledgeable industry executives with experience in hospitality industry restructuring. We are well-prepared to manage all operational and financial functions during a turnaround period while maintaining and/or improving all revenue streams and customer satisfaction metrics.

For additional information, please visit http://www.focusmg.com/Capabilities/hospitality.aspx or call 800-528-8985.

Contact: Kristin Myers, (813) 281-0062

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