Name: Kenneth Burnett
Title: Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending
Company: BankNewport
Location: Newport, RI
Place of birth and year: Rhode Island, 1968
Family: Wife - Katrina, Daughter - Katarina
College: Bryant University, BA in Accounting
First job outside of real estate: Asset Based Field Auditor
First job in real estate or allied field: Commercial Real Estate Analysis
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: Currently, I manage the commercial lending group (total of 10 staff members), a $300 million portfolio and am the highest producer at BankNewport. I hope to aspire to chief lending officer (CLO) and maybe even a bank president.
Hobbies: Golf, running, landscaping
Favorite book: "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Favorite movie: "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
Person you most emulate (outside of family): Lawrence Kudlow (MSNBC)
Key to success (one idea): Extremely high personal expectations supported by continued effort
If you were forced to choose another vocation, what would it be? Economist
Providence, RI Shawmut Design and Construction celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking for the 195 District Park Pavilion, marking the start of construction on a facility that will feature year-round dining and support space for park operations. In addition to the 3,500 s/f building, the project will include infrastructure upgrades