Tim Newman
Chief Executive Officer
Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority

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, Cricket Arena, 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 and Visit Lake Norman. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Art Institute of Charlotte and Johnson C. Smith University, where he chairs the Board of Visitors.


Board Members Fiscal Year 2008:

James E. Nash, Jr.
(Chairman - CRVA)
Managing Director & Group Head
Bank of America, N.A., Sports Finance & Advisory
Banc of America Securities LLC

Anthony Fox
(Vice Chairman - CRVA)
Partner/Attorney
Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, LLP

Geoff Durboraw
Vice President/General Manager
Enterprise Rent-A-Car

William J. Spears
Partner
Grant Thornton LLP

Sally Ashworth
Executive Director
Lake Norman Convention & Visitors Bureau

Ravi C. Patel, CHA
President & CEO
SREE Hotels

Derick Close
President, Creative Products Group
Springs Industries

Joseph F. Hallow "Joe"
President & COO
Bissell Hotels

John Reed
General Manager
Westin Charlotte

Viola Alexander Lyles "Vi"
Projects Facilitator
Lee Institute

Thomas Harper Sasser
President/Owner
Harper's Restaurants, Inc.

Caldwell Ragan Rose
Executive Vice President
NAI-Southern Real Estate

Rai Glover

Visitors Advisory Committee (VAC):

Chaired by Bill McMillan of the Charlotte Regional Sports Commission and comprised of industry leaders throughout the region, this committee is given the opportunity to give feedback to the CRVA's leadership team to help in it success. Roles and responsibilities of the VAC include:

• Communicate to CRVA stakeholder organizations concerning CRVA activities
• Participate on CRVA taskforces and committees
• Offer feedback on CRVA performance and planning