Hanold Associates has recruited Vail Resort’s Vice President of Talent, David Van Rooy. Ashley Schiele, Mayank Parikh and Jason Hanold managed the search for this Denver area-based position.
David Van Rooy joins Vail Resorts from Walmart Stores in the US, and more recently in Canada, where he led their Talent Development efforts. Reporting to Chief Human Resources Officer, Lynanne Kunkel, Mr. Van Rooy will be responsible for driving Vail Resorts’ enterprise-wide talent development vision, strategy and programs. Talent development at Vail includes talent and succession planning, learning and leadership development, team and organization development, performance management and culture and employee experience/engagement. This role is instrumental in developing a high performance/high-potential talent ecosystem that creates a sustainable leadership pipeline across all of Vail Resorts divisions, functions, and properties. As a frequent acquirer of resorts around the world, the VP of Talent plays a key role in leading M&A diligence and cultural integrations of acquired resorts.
At Vail Resorts, they have one goal: re-imagine every part of the mountain resort experience. They do that by first and foremost re-imagining themselves. It takes the absolute best group of leaders to push the boundaries, break away from old paradigms and chart a course into unprecedented territory and strong financial success. To re-imagine an industry, they rely on brave, ambitious, and passionate people with a sense of urgency who never settle and are ready for an experience of a lifetime. The mission is simple—create the Experience of a Lifetime for employees, so they can, in turn, provide the Experience of a Lifetime for guests.
Vail Resorts has over 6000 year-round, full-time employees and adds over 30,000 seasonal and part-time employees annually. Some employees come for one season, some for a career, and they are all responsible for delivering a seamless guest experience that provides an “Experience of a Lifetime” and drives guest satisfaction and return visitation. The company is dedicated to delivering this seamless guest service by continuously investing in its team, training programs and understanding and delivering on the varied and unique employee value propositions in order to support the employee experience.
Incorporated on October 15, 1985, Vail Resorts, Inc., is a holding company that recorded over $1.9 billion in revenue in 2017. The company operates through three segments: Mountain, Lodging and Real Estate. The company’s Mountain segment operates 14 mountain resort properties and three urban ski areas, as well as ancillary services, primarily including ski school, dining and retail/rental operations. In the Lodging segment, the company owns and/or manages a collection of luxury hotels and condominiums under its RockResorts brand, as well as other lodging properties and various condominiums located in proximity to the company’s mountain resorts; National Park Service (NPS) concessionaire properties, including the Grand Teton Lodge Company (GTLC), which operates destination resorts in Grand Teton National Park, Colorado Mountain Express (CME), and mountain resort golf courses. The company’s Real Estate segment owns, develops and sells real estate in and around its resort communities.
Working at Vail Resorts is about aligning who you are with what you do by integrating your passions with your ambitions and pushing yourself to your fullest potential. They seek people who are willing to explore every part of their work and every part of themselves to find new ways to make a meaningful impact on the business. They look for people who are committed to their own leadership development and driving results as an industry leader. At Vail Resorts, leaders believe they are doing something very special—because they are doing their life’s work.
