People: Vail Resorts Inc (MTN)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Robert Katz	45	2009	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Michael Barkin	35	2013	Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Blaise Carrig	60	2012	President—Mountain Division
Fiona Arnold	45	2011	Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Mark Schoppet	53	2013	Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Controller
Roland Hernandez	55	2009	Lead Independent Director
Bruce Sewell		2013	Director
Richard Kincaid	51	2006	Independent Director
John Redmond	54	2008	Independent Director
Hilary Schneider	51	2010	Independent Director
John Sorte	65	1993	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Robert Katz	Mr. Robert A. Katz is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Vail Resorts, Inc. He was appointed a director of the Company in June 1996 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in March 2009. Mr. Katz also served as Lead Director from June 2003 until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company in February 2006. Prior to his appointment as the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Katz was associated with Apollo Management L.P., a private equity investment firm, since 1990. Mr. Katz serves on the Board of LiveWell Colorado and the Vail Valley Foundation. Mr. Katz, as the Company's Chief Executive Officer, provides the Board with unique insight and information regarding the Company's strategy, operations and business, and provides an essential link between management and the Board on management's business perspectives.
Michael Barkin	Mr. Michael Barkin has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Vail Resorts, Inc., effective April 8, 2013. He has served as the Company's Vice President of Strategy and Development since joining the Company in July 2012. Prior to joining the Company, he was a Principal at KRG Capital Partners, where he was a member of the investment team since 2006. In that capacity, he was responsible for managing new acquisitions and portfolio company oversight across multiple sectors. Prior to KRG, Mr. Barkin worked at Bain Capital Partners and Bain & Company. Mr. Barkin holds an economics degree from Williams College and a master of business administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Blaise Carrig	Mr. Blaise T. Carrig is President—Mountain Division of Vail Resorts Inc. He previously served as Co-President from June 2011 to June 2012, as Co-President—Mountain Division from April 2010 to June 2011, as Executive Vice President—Mountain Division and Chief Operating Officer of Heavenly Mountain Resort from January 2008 to April 2010 and as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Heavenly Mountain Resort from September 2002 to January 2008. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Carrig was the President and Managing Director for The Canyons in Park City, Utah. Prior to 1997, he served as the Managing Director of Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Vermont, where he had been since 1976 in a variety of positions from Ski Patrol to President. Mr. Carrig has been active in the ski industry, having served on the boards of the Vermont Ski Area Association, Ski Utah and the California Ski Industry Association. He currently serves on the Executive Board of the National Ski Areas Association, as well as the Board of Directors of the Tahoe Baikal Institute, an international environmental organization. He also serves on the Nevada Commission on Tourism.
Fiona Arnold	Ms. Fiona E. Arnold is Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Vail Resorts Inc., since June 2011. She previously served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel from June 2007 to June 2011 and as Vice President and Deputy General Counsel from September 2006 to June 2007. She was appointed Secretary of the Company in September 2007. From 2003 to 2006, Ms. Arnold served as Associate General Counsel for Western Gas Resources, Inc. in Denver, Colorado and from 2001 to 2003 she served as Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs and Assistant General Counsel for Crown Media Holdings, Inc., also in Denver. Prior to that position, Ms. Arnold was an associate at Jones Day in the Dallas, Texas office where she practiced securities and transactional law. She began her legal career in Australia in 1993. Ms. Arnold serves on the Board of Directors for the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.
Mark Schoppet	Mr. Mark L. Schoppet is the Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Controller of Vail Resorts Inc. He is no longer Interim Chief Financial Officer effective April 8, 2013. He was appointed Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company in April 2010. He previously served as Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from October 2008 to April 2010 and as Vice President and Controller from November 2005 to October 2008. Before joining the Company as a consultant in 2004, Mr. Schoppet was Managing Partner of the Little Rock, Arkansas office of Arthur Andersen LLP and has more than 20 years of public accounting experience.
Roland Hernandez	Mr. Roland A. Hernandez is Lead Independent Director of Vail Resorts Inc. Mr. Hernandez was appointed a director of the Company in December 2002 and was appointed Lead Director in March 2009. Mr. Hernandez is the founding principal and Chief Executive Officer of Hernandez Media Ventures, a privately held company engaged in the acquisition and management of media assets. He has served in this capacity since 2001. Mr. Hernandez served as Chairman of Telemundo Group, Inc., a Spanish-language television and entertainment company, from 1998 to 2000 and as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to 2000. From 1986 to 1994, Mr. Hernandez was President of the corporate general partner of Interspan Communications. Mr. Hernandez serves on the Board of Directors of MGM Resorts International, Sony Corporation and US Bancorp, and previously served on the Board of Directors of Lehman Brothers Holdings, The Ryland Group, Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Harvard Law School and the President's Council on International Activities at Yale University.
Bruce Sewell	Mr. Bruce Sewell has been appointed as Director of Vail Resorts Inc. In his role at Apple, Mr. Sewell oversees all legal matters, including corporate governance, intellectual property, litigation and securities compliance, as well as government affairs. Before joining Apple, he was senior vice president and general counsel of Intel Corporation, where he managed the company's legal, compliance and government affairs functions, as well as corporate philanthropy and the Intel Foundation. Prior to Intel, he was a partner in the law firm of Brown & Bain PC, specializing in intellectual property and antitrust cases. Between college and law school, he toured the country skiing in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, and worked as a professional ski patroller at Windham and Hunter Mountains in New York.
Richard Kincaid	Mr. Richard D. Kincaid is Independent Director of Vail Resorts Inc. Mr. Kincaid was appointed a director of the Company in June 2006. Mr. Kincaid is the President and Founder of the BeCause Foundation, a nonprofit corporation that heightens awareness of complex social problems and promotes change through the power of film. Mr. Kincaid was the President, Chief Executive Officer and a trustee of Equity Office Properties Trust, an owner and manager of office buildings and, at the time, the U.S. real estate investment trust, until March 2007. He was named President of Equity Office Properties in November 2002 and Chief Executive Officer in April 2003. Mr. Kincaid joined Equity Office Properties as a Senior Vice President in 1996, was named Chief Financial Officer in 1997 and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in 2001. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Equity Office Holdings, L.L.C., a predecessor of Equity Office Properties, and was Senior Vice President of Equity Group Investments, Inc., a private investment company. Mr. Kincaid serves on the Board of Directors of Rayonier Inc., Strategic Hotels and Resorts, Inc. and Dividend Capital Diversified Property Fund, Inc. He also serves on the Board of Green Planet Bottling, Inc., Life for the World, Lotsa Helping Hands, Sage Botanic Media, LLC and Staff CU.
John Redmond	Mr. John T. Redmond is Independent Director of Vail Resorts Inc. He was appointed a director of the Company in March 2008. Mr. Redmond was President and Chief Executive Officer of MGM Grand Resorts, LLC, a collection of resort-casino, residential living and retail developments, and a director of its parent company, MGM Mirage, from March 2001 to August 2007. He served as Co-Chief Executive Officer and a director of MGM Grand, Inc. from December 1999 to March 2001. Mr. Redmond was President and Chief Operating Officer of Primm Valley Resorts from March 1999 to December 1999 and Senior Vice President of MGM Grand Development, Inc. from August 1996 to February 1999. Prior to 1996, Mr. Redmond was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Caesars Palace and Sheraton Desert Inn, having served in various other senior operational and development positions with Caesars World, Inc. Mr. Redmond serves on the Board of Directors of Allegiant Travel Company and Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, Inc. He also serves on the Board of Echo Entertainment Group Limited and serves as a Trustee of the University of San Diego.
Hilary Schneider	Ms. Hilary A. Schneider is Independent Director of Vail Resorts Inc. She was appointed a director of the Company in March 2010. Since September 2012, Ms. Schneider has served as President of Lifelock, Inc., a provider of identity theft protection, identity risk assessment and fraud protection services, which commenced trading on the NYSE in October 2012. She has also served as a Senior Advisor to TPG Capital, a global private investment firm, since May 2011. From March 2010 to November 2010, Ms. Schneider served as Executive Vice President at Yahoo! Americas. She joined Yahoo! in September 2006 when she led the company's U.S. region, Global Partner Solutions and Local Markets and Commerce divisions. Prior to joining Yahoo!, Ms. Schneider held senior leadership roles at Knight Ridder, Inc., from April 2002 to January 2005, including Chief Executive Officer of Knight Ridder Digital before moving to co-manage the company's overall newspaper and online business. From 2000 to 2002, Ms. Schneider served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Red Herring Communications. She also held numerous roles at Times Mirror from 1990 through 2000, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Times Mirror Interactive and General Manager of the Baltimore Sun. Ms. Schneider serves on the Board of Directors of LogMeIn, Inc. She also serves on the Board of Primedia, Inc. and Water.org and is a member of the Unilever Global Marketing Advisory Board.
John Sorte	Mr. John F. Sorte is Independent Director of Vail Resorts Inc. Mr. Sorte was appointed a director of the Company in January 1993. Mr. Sorte is Executive Chairman of Morgan Joseph TriArtisan LLC, an investment and merchant bank engaged in providing financial advice, capital raising and private equity investing. Mr. Sorte is also a director of Morgan Joseph TriArtisan Group Inc., the parent company of Morgan Joseph TriArtisan LLC. Prior to co-founding Morgan Joseph in 2001, he was President of New Street Advisors LP. He previously held various positions at Drexel Burnham Lambert, including Head of the Energy Group, Co-head of Investment Banking and Chief Executive Officer, and started his career as an investment banker at Shearson Hammill. Mr. Sorte also serves on the Board of Shorts International Ltd.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Robert Katz	4,524,470
Michael Barkin	--
Blaise Carrig	1,251,110
Fiona Arnold	709,166
Mark Schoppet	--
Roland Hernandez	--
Bruce Sewell	--
Richard Kincaid	--
John Redmond	--
Hilary Schneider	--
John Sorte	--

As Of 30 Jul 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Robert Katz	325,000	1,289,924
Michael Barkin	0	0
Blaise Carrig	0	0
Fiona Arnold	0	0
Mark Schoppet	0	0
Roland Hernandez	0	0
Bruce Sewell	0	0
Richard Kincaid	0	0
John Redmond	0	0
Hilary Schneider	0	0
John Sorte	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
CARRIG BLAISE T	200	$0.00
CARRIG BLAISE T	63	$58.53
SORTE JOHN F	15,000	$18.73
KATZ ROBERT A	5,000	$16.75
JONES JEFFREY W	16,497	$57.96
JONES JEFFREY W	24,021	$39.72
JONES JEFFREY W	22,742	$57.96
JONES JEFFREY W	28,083	$40.09
JONES JEFFREY W	22,982	$57.96
JONES JEFFREY W	20,889	$57.96
JONES JEFFREY W	1,600	$58.02
JONES JEFFREY W	30,000	$28.08
JONES JEFFREY W	3,344	$57.96
JONES JEFFREY W	50,000	$18.73
JONES JEFFREY W	5,777	$16.51
JONES JEFFREY W	23,617	$57.96
JONES JEFFREY W	100,000	$28.08
JONES JEFFREY W	27,942	$39.65
JONES JEFFREY W	12,954	$57.96
JONES JEFFREY W	73,717	$40.09
JONES JEFFREY W	20,909	$37.20
JONES JEFFREY W	60,326	$57.96
JONES JEFFREY W	14,645	$57.67
JONES JEFFREY W	30,467	$35.84
JONES JEFFREY W	69,626	$57.96

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