"“Adding a President of Operations is the right organizational move at this moment in time. With my recent assumption of the NSAA Chairmanship and our continuing and potential growth across the network, the timing is right to bring on a leader of this depth in experience, who can serve as a stronger central partner to our senior team and strengthen succession planning and leadership development across the company. Dan brings the experience, the philosophy and the discipline this role requires, and he has known Boyne for years through industry collaboration and prior work with our teams.” - Stephen Kircher, President and CEO of Boyne Resorts."
"“Boyne Resorts now operates thirteen resort and attraction properties stretching from Vancouver to Maine, with 11,000 team members at peak winter staffing, making it the largest family-owned, independent mountain resort company in North America.”"
"“Cockerell arrives with nearly three decades of leadership experience in large-scale hospitality. He spent 26 years at The Walt Disney Company, capping his tenure as Vice President of Magic Kingdom, where he oversaw 12,000 employees at one of the most operationally demanding hospitality properties in the world.”"
"“The new role is designed to strengthen central operational leadership while preserving the resort-level autonomy that Boyne has maintained since Everett Kircher founded the company in 1948.”"
Dan Cockerell has been named President of Operations at Boyne Resorts, effective August 1, 2026, reporting directly to President and CEO Stephen Kircher. Cockerell brings nearly three decades of hospitality leadership, including 26 years at The Walt Disney Company, where he served as Vice President of Magic Kingdom overseeing 12,000 employees. He later led Torrens University in Sydney as CEO and co-founded Cockerell Consulting with his wife Valerie. He is also the author of How’s the Culture in Your Kingdom, focused on service-driven leadership. Kircher cited organizational growth, expanding commitments, and the need for deeper operational leadership to support succession planning while maintaining resort-level autonomy.
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