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Solleva Group's Van Slyke Joins HotelExecutive.com as Contributing Editor to the Hotel Business Review

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Mr. Erik Van Slyke SAN FRANCISCO, CA, MARCH 11, 2010 - HotelExecutive.com, the leading online hotel industry business resource is pleased to announce change management expert Erik Van Slyke has joined the journal as a contributing editor to the publication's primary business journal, the Hotel Business Review. (online at http://www.hotelexecutive.com/business_review).

Mr. Van Slyke is the founding partner of Solleva Group (www.solleva.com), experts at helping organizations plan for, implement, and manage outsourcing-driven change. With nearly two decades in consulting and HR leadership roles, his integrated approach helps business executives worldwide create, implement, and lead more effective organizational change, operational transformation and HR strategies.

Prior to founding Solleva Group, Mr. Van Slyke was the Northeast Regional Leader for the Human Capital Management practice at Buck Consultants, an ACS Company. In addition to his regional leadership responsibilities, he advised clients extensively on managing outsourcing transitions, merger integration and HR operational effectiveness. Van Slyke also held consulting roles with Deloitte and SHL USA, and was the EVP of HR for Reuters Americas.

Regularly quoted on a variety of workplace and business strategy issues, Mr. Van Slyke’s just re-launched book, Listening to Conflict: Finding Constructive Solutions to Workplace Disputes (AMACOM Books), was named by Soundview Executive Book Summaries as one of the Top 30 business books of 1999.

Mr. Van Slyke received his MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his bachelors of arts in psychology from Hobart College.

“I look forward to serving as a contributing editor to the Hotel Business Review and trust that my insights into change management issues and how best to take them from design to action will be of major benefit to the hotel industry at this particular time of the economy,” says Van Slyke.

“We are delighted to have Erik on board and know our readers will learn a lot from his expertise on managing change initiatives within the hotel industry,” said Benedict Cummins, CEO and Founder of HotelExecutive.com, the publisher of the Hotel Business Review. “Today’s demanding business climate is forcing hotels to change at an accelerated rate. Erik’s foresight will enhance our readers’ ability to align, energize, motivate and empower their workers to embrace new programs and initiatives - which is the key to building a sustainable competitive advantage.”

About Solleva Group

The Solleva Group (www.solleva.com) helps organizations build their internal capability to manage the human side of changes such as technology and outsourcing implementations, mergers and divestitures, restructurings, operational transformations or broad based culture change. Solleva’s Architecture of ChangeSM is a proven approach that balances the science and art of change, enabling organizations to apply adaptive capability in a structured framework to overcome the challenges and ambiguity inherent in change initiatives.

About the Hotel Business Review

For nearly 14 years, the Hotel Business Review online journal has provided white papers on best practices in hotel management and operations, authored by industry leaders. With a dedicated board of more than 150 contributing editors - some of the most recognizable names in hotels - the Hotel Business Review maintains a progressive flow of exclusive content every week, so that owners, operators, senior executives, investors and developers can stay informed on the constant changes in the hotel industry. To subscribe click on http://www.hotelexecutive.com/subscribe

About HotelExecutive.com

HotelExecutive.com is a business resource for hotel owners and operators and provides two signature services, the Hotel Business Review weekly journal, and the Hotel Newswire daily news distribution. Hotelexecutive.com serves as a connection point for senior level executives. For additional information visit HotelExecutive's website at http://www.hotelexecutive.com

Contact:
Dan French
HotelExecutive.com
800-626-1057
http://www.HotelExecutive.com

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