Ronald R. Kimble
Deputy City Manager
City of Charlotte
Experience
Deputy City Manager – City of
Charlotte (2007 – present)
Assistant City Manager – City
of Charlotte (2000 – 2007)
Oversees the City’s Economic
Development, Hospitality, and
Intergovernmental Relations
Initiatives
Staff resource for the
Economic Development and
Governmental Affairs
Committees
Led City staff in efforts to bring
the US National Whitewater
Center and the NASCAR Hall
of Fame to Charlotte and the
development of the Levine
Center for the Arts
City Manager – City of
Greenville, NC (1990-2000)
Assistant City Manager – City
of Greenville, NC (1988-1990)
Finance Director – City of
Greenville, NC (1984-1988)
Assistant Finance Director –
City of Galesburg, IL (19751984)
Education
Bachelors’ degrees in
Accounting and Business
Administration from University
of Kansas
Graduate of the Senior
Executive Leadership Institute
through University of Virginia
Membership/Affiliation
International City/County
Management Association
North Carolina City and
County Management
Association
Past President Charlotte
Rotary Club and Greenville
Noon Rotary Club
Charlotte Regional Sports
Commission Board
United Way of the Central
Carolinas
NC Government Finance
Officers Association, Past
State Vice President
As Deputy City Manager for the City of Charlotte, Ronald R. (Ron)
Kimble is responsible for economic development, redevelopment,
hospitality and tourism, and intergovernmental relations for the City.
He has led initiatives including the NASCAR Hall of Fame, the
Levine Center for the Arts, AAA Baseball, and US National
Whitewater Center, as well as the Metropolitan, NC Music Factory,
and Mosaic Village. Kimble is the lead staff member for two City
Council Committees, the Economic Development and
Governmental Affairs Committees. Kimble also serves as the staff
liaison to the Privatization and Competition Advisory Committee, a
Council appointed citizens group charged with evaluation of
privatization opportunities for the City.
Kimble joined the City of Charlotte in 2000 from Greenville, North
Carolina where he served as City Manager for ten years. Prior to
his appointment as Greenville’s City Manager, he also served the
City of Greenville as Assistant City Manager and Finance Director.
Prior to his tenure in government posts in North Carolina, Ron was
Assistant Director of Finance in his hometown of Galesburg, Illinois
for nine years.
He received his bachelors’ degrees in Accounting and Business
Administration from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas.
He also is a graduate of the Senior Executive Leadership Institute
Program through the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Kimble is a member of the International City/County Management
Association and the North Carolina City and County Management
Association. He is immediate Past President of the Charlotte
Rotary Club and active with the Charlotte Regional Sports
Commission and the United Way of the Central Carolinas. He is
Chair-Elect for the Charlotte District Council of the Urban Land
Institute. He is a Past President of the Greenville Noon Rotary, and
past State Vice President of the NC Government Finance Officers
Association.
He lives in Charlotte with his wife, Jan, and has one daughter,
Jamie (deceased).
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focus on Housing & Neighborhood Development, Community Safety,
Transportation, Economic Development and the Environment.
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