Camelback Resort has announced a new leadership team — naming Jason Bays as vice president and general manager and Olivier Marc Glattfelder as resort manager.

Ian Pullan, senior vice president of Peregrine Hospitality, manager of the 560-acre resort, said: “Jason and Olivier are a dynamic team, bringing an exceptional combination of leadership, vision and hands-on experience to the resort. Together, they will take Camelback Resort to even higher levels of excellence, driving performance across every area of the resort.”

Bays will provide overall strategic direction for the resort, guiding operations and long-term business objectives. He will position Camelback as an employer of choice, bolstering team engagement and success. Glattfelder will oversee all day-to-day and front and back of the house operations.

Bays, an avid skier, brings not just his passion for snow sports and snowmaking to this position, but a unique history with the resort.

“My first jobs as a teenager were at Camelback as both a lifeguard and ski instructor, and I participated in its after-school ski program when I was a kid,” Bays said.

With an extensive hospitality background and a strong operational record overseeing activities at destination properties, Bays was general manager of Great Wolf Resorts — overseeing properties in Naples, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; Sandusky, Ohio; and the Poconos. He was chief operating officer/general manager of Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon, New Jersey, supervising a 177-room resort that included a 170-acre ski area with snow tubing; a 40-acre outdoor park; a 27-hole golf course; and four restaurants.

With over 30 years of industry experience in the United States and Switzerland, Glattfelder was most recently director of hotel operations for the Marriott Austin South. He was opening general manager of The Equestrian in Ocala, Florida — a five-star luxury property — general manager of the Hotel Granduca Austin, Texas; director of housekeeping for Miraval Austin Resort & Spa; and opening general manager of The Porches Inn in North Adams, Massachusetts. A native of, Zurich, he studied at hotel schools in Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland, earning a degree in hospitality. He is fluent in English, French, German and Spanish.

Camelback is expected to open for skiing on Dec. 12.