Board of Directors
Joe R. Micheletto
Chairman of the Board, Vail Resorts, Inc.
Vice Chairman, Ralcorp Holdings
Mr. Micheletto was appointed Chairman of the Board of Vail Resorts, Inc. in February 2006. He had originally been appointed a Director of the Company in February 1997. Mr. Micheletto now serves as Vice Chairman of Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. ("Ralcorp"). From September 1996 to September 2003, Mr. Micheletto served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Ralcorp and was Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Ralcorp from January 1994 to September 1996. From 1985 to 1994, he served as Vice President and Controller of Ralston Purina Company. From 1991 to 1997, Mr. Micheletto served as Chief Executive Officer of Ralston Resorts, Inc. Mr. Micheletto also serves as a director of Energizer Holdings, Inc.
Roland A. Hernandez
Founding Principal, Chief Executive Officer
Hernandez Media Ventures
Mr. Hernandez was appointed a Director of the Company in December 2002. 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. Prior to forming that company, Mr. Hernandez was President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Telemudo Group, Inc., a Spanish-language television and entertainment company. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Hernandez was President and Chief Executive Officer of Telemudo. From 1986 to 1994, Mr. Hernandez was President of the corporate general partner of Interspan Communications. Mr. Hernandez is a Director of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Ryland Group, Inc. and MGM Mirage. He serves on the audit committee of Ryland Group, Inc. and as Chairman of the audit committees of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., MGM Mirage and Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.
Thomas D. Hyde
Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Mr. Hyde was appointed a Director of the Company in June 2006. Mr. Hyde is Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ("Wal-Mart"). From June 2003 to June 2005, Mr. Hyde served as Executive Vice President, Legal and Corporate Affairs and Corporate Secretary of Wal-Mart and from July 2001 to June 2003, he served as Executive Vice President, Senior General Council of Wal-Mart. Prior to July 2001, he served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Raytheon Company since 1992.
Robert A. Katz
Chief Executive Officer
Vail Resorts, Inc.
Mr. Katz was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Vail Resorts in February 2006. Mr. Katz had originally been appointed a Director of the Company in June 1996 and was designated by the Board as Lead Director of the Company in June 2003. Prior to joining Vail Resorts, Mr. Katz had been associated with Apollo Management L.P., a private securities and investment management firm, since 1990.
Richard D. Kincaid
Principal, Founder
Lakeshore Holdings, LLC
Mr. Kincaid was appointed a Director of the Company in June 2006. Mr. Kincaid is now a principal and founder of Lakeshore Holdings, LLC, a real estate opportunity fund. Mr. Kincaid was President, Chief Executive Officer and a trustee of Chicago-based Equity Office Properties Trust ("Equity Office") until March 2007. Mr. Kincaid was President of Equity Office since 2002 and was named Chief Executive Officer April 2003. From 1997-2002, Mr. Kincaid was Executive Vice President of Equity Office and was Chief Operating Officer from September 2001 until November 2002. He was also Chief Financial Officer of Equity Office from March 1997 until August 2002. Mr. Kincaid also is a Director of Rayonier Inc., a global supplier of timber, performance fibers and wood products.
John F. Sorte
President, Chief Executive Officer
Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc.
Mr. Sorte was appointed a Director of the Company in January 1993. Mr. Sorte has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc., an investment banking firm, since June 2001. From March 1994 to June 2001, he served as President of New Street Advisors L.P. and from 1992 until 1994 as Chief Executive Officer of New Street Capital Corporation. Prior to that position, Mr. Sorte joined Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc as Managing Director in 1980 and served as Chief Executive Officer from 1990 through 1992. Mr. Sorte is also a director of WestPoint Stevens, Inc.
William P. Stiritz
Chairman of the Board
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. and Energizer Holdings, Inc.
Mr. Stiritz was appointed a Director of the Company in February 1997. Mr. Stiritz has been a private equity investor since May 2001. From April 1998 to May 2001, he was Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Agribrands International, Inc. Mr. Stiritz was Chairman of the Board of Ralston Purina Company from January 1982 to December 2001. Mr. Stiritz serves as Chairman of the Board of both Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. and Energizer Holdings, Inc.
John T. Redmond.
Mr. Redmond was appointed a Director of the Company in March 2008. Mr. Redmond was president and chief executive officer of MGM Grand Resorts from 2001-2007 and prior to this position, Mr. Redmond was co-chief executive officer of MGM Mirage in Las Vegas and also served as president and chief operating officer of The Primadonna Company and senior vice president of MGM Grand Development, Inc. Mr. Redmond worked at Caesars from 1985 to 1995 as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Caesars Palace and Sheraton Desert Inn; senior vice president of finance for Caesars World Gaming Development Corporation; and controller of Caesars Palace. He was the senior agent in the Nevada State Gaming Control Board's Audit Division from 1980 to 1985.
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Interested persons may make their concerns known to our non-management directors by contacting our Chairman of the Board. To contact the Chairman of the Board, email chairman@vailresorts.com or send a letter to: Chairman of the Board, Vail Resorts, Inc., 390 Interlocken Crescent, Broomfield, CO 80021, Attention: Corporate Secretary. All such communications, other than unsolicited commercial solicitations or communications, will be forwarded to the Chairman of the Board for review.
