Kenneth V. Porter, the new president of CSI etc., is the former president and CEO of Concept Convention Services, Inc. a Phoenix based corporation that included offices in Tucson, Phoenix and Albuquerque. Concept Convention Services, Inc. was sold to Dial Corporation in 1995. Porter took some time off and traveled with his wife Marilyn, visiting several countries in Europe, including Italy, France, England and Switzerland. Later on a mission with Young Life, he became involved with a group in Tanzania Africa that set up a school for children orphaned by AIDS. It is now his primary charity.
Porter is currently President of KenMar Properties, a development company that headed up projects in northern Arizona, southern Arizona, southern California and in and around the Phoenix area. The developments included the sale and development of Young’s Farm, the design and building of several custom homes and a land development project in Prescott, Arizona, the 300 hundred acre Sharp Ranch. Porter remains involved in all aspects of the thoroughbred industry in both Arizona and California. This includes the breeding, sale and racing of Thoroughbred horses in both states as well as Europe.
Porter partnered up with several individuals to form Western Paving Company, a Phoenix based company, established and equaled partnered with what is now one of the state’s largest independent paving companies. Porter sold his interest in the company in 2005.
In 2009 Porter met with Karen May and Brent Athon, former employees of Concept Convention Services, Inc., who is now working with CSI etc in Phoenix. Realizing he missed the convention business, Porter elected to re-enter the industry as President of CSI etc . He has a vision for future growth of CSI etc.
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