Ken Barnes

Ken Barnes currently serves as the Managing Director, Head of IT Infrastructure, and Chief Information Security Officer at Pretium since February 2025. Previously, Ken held the position of Chief Technology Officer at Progress Residential® from April 2019 to April 2025. Prior experience includes serving as CIO at Omni Hotels & Resorts from May 2016 to March 2019, and Senior Vice President of Global Client Relations at GuestTek Interactive Entertainment Ltd. from August 2015 to May 2016. Ken spent two decades at White Lodging Services, where roles included Vice President of Information Technology, Director of IT, IT Manager, Internal Audit Manager, and Staff Accountant. Ken has a proven track record of overseeing IT portfolios for corporate and hotel environments, being instrumental in the information technology opening of over 160 hotels, and developing numerous IT initiatives. Ken holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Indiana University Bloomington and Indiana University Northwest.