Kent Bewley
President
‘Our company prides itself in doing quality work! We have great facilities and equipment, but more than that, we have great people that pride themselves in doing a quality job.’ Kent Bewley, President.
Employees & Diversification
Kent Bewley is President and CEO of Bewley Properties, Inc. and believes that good employees and diversification have always been the key strengths for the business he founded 45 years ago. The company is involved in real estate development and property management and the automobile business, as well as contract and commercial warehousing.
Building on a Legacy of Business Growth
The son of the late Roswell and Eugenia Bewley, he built upon the base created by his father in the car business and tobacco warehousing business and expanded the business into its current five-county (Greene, Hamblen, Cocke, and Sullivan Counties in Tennessee and Madison County, North Carolina) operation. Bewley graduated from the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration. He entered the United States Army upon graduation from UT and spent 10 years in the Army Reserve, retiring as a captain.
Leadership Roles Across Multiple Businesses
In addition to Bewley Properties, Inc., Bewley was Chairman and Founder of Heritage Community Bank; and a partner in Bewley Warehouses and Towne Square Shopping Center.
Active in Local Community & Civic Roles
Bewley’s community and civic involvements are as diverse as his business interests. He is or has been a board member of Junior Achievement of Greeneville/Greene County and a classroom volunteer at Greeneville High School. He is a board member of regional Junior Achievement, East Tennessee State University Foundation, Takoma Hospital Foundation, a member of the Board of Trustees of Link Hills Country Club, Holston Home for Children, Greene County Foundation, University of Tennessee Development Council, Tennessee Motor Vehicle Commission and the UT College of Business Administration Advisory Council.
Recognized for Volunteer Leadership
He is past Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Holston United Methodist Home for Children. Among the numerous awards Bewley has received for his volunteer efforts for Holston Home is the 2003 National Trustee of the Year Award presented by the nationwide United Methodist Association of Health and Welfare Ministries and the Mountain Empire Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professional’s ‘Outstanding Volunteer Fundraiser.’
Awards & Recognition for Business Impact
Some of his other honors include being named an East Tennessee Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame Laureate; and the Greene County Partnership Award and Tennessee Historical Commission Certificate of Merit (in recognition of his efforts to restore Crescent School).