Leadership

Tim Newman has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority since November 2004. In this capacity, Tim is responsible for the marketing efforts of the Charlotte region through Visit Charlotte and the management of Charlotte’s publicly owned assembly facilities. These include the Charlotte Convention Center, Bojangles’ Coliseum, Ovens Auditorium, the NASCAR Hall of Fame and specific services with the Time Warner Cable Arena.

A native of Eden, North Carolina, Newman attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a Morehead Scholarship. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree with Distinction in economics and political science from UNC in 1986. After working in an analyst program for The Prudential Investment Corporation, Newman attended Columbia Business School in New York as a Lawrence Wien Fellow, obtaining an MBA in 1991.

Newman worked for Morgan Stanley & Co.'s public finance unit from 1992 to 1994 in the Southeastern Coverage and Sports Transaction groups. He then returned to North Carolina, serving as Vice President for Public Finance with Wachovia Securities, where he covered the Carolinas in both tax-exempt and sports finance.

In 1997, Tim joined Beaver Sports Properties where he coordinated owner Don Beaver's interests in five minor league baseball franchises and represented Mr. Beaver in his Major League Baseball efforts. In 1999, he was named Vice President and General Manager of the Charlotte Knights, the position he held until becoming president of Charlotte Center City Partners in April of 2002. At Center City Partners, Newman was responsible for the marketing and management of Charlotte's Central Business District.

Mr. Newman currently serves on the following Boards of Directors: Charlotte Center City Partners, Charlotte City Club, the Greater Charlotte Hospitality & Tourism Alliance, the Meineke Car Care Bowl, Victory Sports Outreach and Visit Lake Norman. He also serves as chair on the Board of Trustees for the Art Institute of Charlotte and Board of Visitors for Johnson C. Smith University. Tim is co-chair of the Charlotte Green Team, a consortium of organizations with a goal to pave the way for improving the environment through sustainable events and business practices.