Ronnie Burt, Senior Vice President, Hunden Partners
Industry veteran joins real estate and tourism consultancy as senior vice president.
Hunden Partners, a full-service, real estate development and tourism advisory firm, has announced that Ronnie Burt has been appointed as Senior Vice President. Burt joins Hunden with extensive experience with Destination Management Organizations (DMOs), hotels, and venues in six different major markets, including Washington, DC, Kansas City, Indianapolis and Baltimore.
"We are thrilled to welcome Ronnie to the team. As our work in the destination and tourism placemaking strategy, feasibility and planning space expands, Ronnie became the obvious choice. His roles in DMO leadership, his ability to utilize and interpret data, and his passion for improving destinations through analysis and action will benefit our clients immensely. The number of communities requesting placemaking plans, tourism strategies and feasibility studies for catalytic destination assets continues to grow, so we have expanded our expertise and capacity to meet the industry's needs," says Hunden CEO & Founder Rob Hunden.
Burt, most recently the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for OakView Group (OVG), is a DMO leader who has improved the reputation of and transformed DMOs and sales teams in Kansas City, Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Indianapolis. As Senior Vice President at Hunden Partners, his primary focus will be on developing and serving Hunden's DMO, economic development organization, and municipal clients to create great places. This includes destination development and placemaking plans, feasibility studies and development strategies for major tourism assets such as convention centers, hotels, sports facilities, mixed-use districts and entertainment venues. His specific expertise in the convention center industry in numerous markets gives Hunden an added convention operations, sales and marketing perspective unmatched in the industry.
"I enjoyed making a positive and lasting impact as a DMO leader in every destination where I've worked," says Burt. "Now, I'm ecstatic to make an impact on destinations throughout the world as Hunden Partners expands its services and reach. I'm delighted to join an already strong Hunden team and expand the services Hunden can provide its clients."
SOURCE: Hunden Partners
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