Dan Cockerell has been appointed as President of Operations at Boyne Resorts

Cockerell brings nearly three decades of operational leadership experience in large-scale hospitality and education enterprises. He spent 26 years at The Walt Disney Company, finishing his career as Vice President of Disney’s Magic Kingdom, where he led 12,000 cast members at one of the most operationally complex hospitality environments in the world. Most recently, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Torrens University in Sydney, Australia. Cockerell is the co-founder, with his wife Valerie, of Cockerell Consulting, and is the author of How’s the Culture in Your Kingdom, a widely read book on leadership and organizational culture in service-driven companies.

The new role is designed to bolster operational leadership capabilities across the Boyne Resorts collection while preserving the resort autonomy and support local decision-making that have defined the company’s culture since its founding by Everett Kircher in 1948.

Cockerell’s appointment comes as Boyne Resorts completes another record winter season, continues to execute capital and operational plans across its network, and pursue organic growth opportunities.