Jackson Hole Mountain Resort reported that its Chief Financial Officer Matt McCreedy will retire after over three decades working for the resort. McCreedy’s final day is June 30.
Corporate Controller Braden Turner will lead the finance department as the resort’s new CFO.
McCreedy began his role as the resort’s CFO in 1992 when the Kemmerer family bought Jackson Hole Mountain Resort to “turn it into a world-class adventure sports and travel destination.” McCreedy reportedly played an instrumental leadership role in that transformation and contributed to many of the projects that now define the resort, including the construction of the aerial tram during the 2008 financial crisis, construction of the Bridger Center to add guest amenities, opening the Bridger Gondola, building the Rendezvous Lodge for on-mountain dining, construction of the Cody House for the kid’s programs, adding the Teton Lift to open 70 acres of lift-served terrain; and other projects.
McCreedy was also actively involved across the Jackson Hole community, including having roles on the Teton Village Resort District boards and JH Air. He also oversaw the development of multiple employee housing units, the Stilson North Housing Development and the Stilson parking lot.
“Matt is a major reason for the success of the resort over 32 years,” reflected Jay Kemmerer. “His steady and professional hand with accounting, budgeting, audit, insurance, banking, management information systems, and technology all were done very well. Bravo, Matt.”
“Matt McCreedy has been an essential figure and critical to the success at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort for more than 30 years. We congratulate him on his retirement and thank him for his vision and all that he has contributed in building our resort,“ added company President Mary Kate Buckley. “Matt’s leadership has helped the resort expand in every facet of our business, and we would not be what we are today without his leadership. We wish him well as he shifts his focus to more time skiing, fishing, riding bicycles, and traveling with his wife, Kari, who also worked for JHMR for over 20 years.”
Turner has served as the resort’s corporate controller since November 2022 after working in various financial leadership roles for Rossignol for over four years. He is a licensed CPA and spent four years working for the global business consulting firm Deloitte before working with Rossignol.
The move comes after the Kemmerer family in February reported it had officially closed a deal to sell Jackson Hole Mountain Resort to local Jackson Hole investors Mike Corbat and Eric Macy, who the Kemmerer family said are “perfectly positioned to continue JHMR’s legacy atop the adventure sports industry.” Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Images courtesy Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and Braden Turner/ LinkedIn
