13 things about Newtonville, Massachusetts’ Ken Thornby

Kenneth Charles “Ken” Thornby is a resident of Newtonville, Massachusetts, United States. He is originally from Elmont, New York, USA and he works in the sporting goods industry.

Thornby is an alumnus of Limestone College, which was established in Gaffney, South Carolina, USA as Limestone Springs Female High School in 1845 and called as Cooper-Limestone Institute from 1881 to 1898. The university was renamed Limestone University in 2020.

BIOGRAPHY

Thornby and his former wife Kristin Stanek have two children together. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. Aside from Elmont, he has lived in other parts of New York including Floral Park.
2. Before moving to Newtonville, he lived in Readfield, Maine, USA and Portland, Oregon, USA.
3. Aside from Newtonville, he has lived in other parts of Massachusetts including Boston, Braintree, Canton and Newton.
4. He was born in 1971.
5. From 1991 to 1994, he was a lacrosse player at Limestone College.
6. From 1994 to 2010, he was an employee of Adidas, an athletic apparel and footwear corporation headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany.
7. In 2007, he and Stanek got married in Maine.
8. From 2010 to 2019, he was an employee of New Balance, a sports footwear and apparel manufacturer based in Boston.
9. In 2018, he and Stanek separated.
10. In 2020, he became an employee of Middie Back Inc., a trucking company based in Newtonville.
11. After he and Stanek divorced in 2022, she married Andrew Cabot.
12. On October 8, 2024, he turned 53.
13. In 2025, TD Bank, N.A. sued him.

TIMELINE

Thornby is an expert in action sports, visual merchandising, sports marketing, retail marketing, product development, brand management, sports management, trend analysis and statistical data analysis. He is a former resident of Gaffney.

1990s

• In January 1994, he joined Adidas as a marketing director.
• In May 1994, he graduated from Limestone College.

2010s

• In January 2010, he left Adidas.
• In April 2010, he joined New Balance as a general manager.
• On August 12, 2019, he filed for a petition for a special permit and a site plan approval to construct dormers on each side of the second floor of a residence in Newtownville.
• In November 2019, he left New Balance.

2020s

• In June 2020, he joined Middie Back Inc. as its president.
• On January 23, 2025, TD Bank, N.A. filed in Massachusetts a lawsuit related to a contract against him, the Town of Newton Treasury Department, the Town of Newton Water and Sewer and the U.S. Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service.