Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Ken attended Michigan State University and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management. During his tenure at MSU, he conducted two hotel internships…one at the Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City Michigan and the other at the Sands Resort & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Immediately after graduation, Hilton Hotels Corporation hired him to be one of only two Management Trainee Professionals at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. After 8 months, Ken was promoted to Convention Sales Manager handling the Midwest Market. After 4 years he decided to take a similar position at the New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau also handling the Midwest Market. In 1999, after 2 years with the New Orleans CVB, he decided to accept a position of Senior Account Executive at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, handling the West Coast Market and several 3rd party companies, including HPN Global. Ken and Heather Newman have been married since 1999 and have two sons (Kaine, 19 and Kameron, 17), and they currently reside in Covington, LA.
Ken Newman
Vice President, Global Accounts
Hospitality Performance Network Global
P.O. Box 4955
Covington, LA 70434
Office/Cell Phone: 985-502-4722
E-Mail: knewman@hpnglobal.com
Website: www.hpnglobal.com