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Saddleback Mountain Names Warren Cook New Chief Executive
RANGELEY, Maine - Saddleback ski resort announced today that it has named Warren Cook its new chief executive officer and general manager. Effective immediately, Cook is responsible for all aspects of Saddleback, including major new upgrades planned for the resort, guest services, and real estate development.
Saddleback Chairman Bill Berry said, "We are very fortunate to have Warren leading our team. His management style and extensive experience fit very well with what we want Saddleback to become. He will be a big asset in taking us to the next level."
Cook will take over the reins from Tom McAllister who has been general manager of Saddleback for 31 years. McAllister will stay on as an adviser and to assist in the transition. "Tom will continue to play an important role in the operation and development of the mountain," Berry stated.
Cook brings more than 20 years of ski resort leadership and management to Saddleback. As president and co-owner of Sugarloaf/USA, he helped bring the company out of bankruptcy, facilitated significant capital improvements to the resort, and presided over its sale to the American Skiing Company. After more than 11 years with Sugarloaf, Cook served two years as chief operating officer of the American Skiing Company, one of the largest operators of alpine ski, snowboard and golf resorts in the U.S. Cook, who has lived in western Maine for nearly 25 years, has also worked in the ski and resort industries of Japan and China.
An avid skier and long-time supporter of western Maine communities, Cook says maintaining outstanding customer service and a strong emphasis on safety, as well as high-quality, balanced real estate development are among his top priorities.
He is a former board chair of Franklin Memorial Hospital, Carrabassett Valley Academy, Holderness School, Maine Community Foundation, and the Maine Seacoast Missionary Society. Cook is a past board member of the Western Mountains Alliance and Maine Maritime Academy as well as one of the founders of the Greater Franklin Development Corporation. He is also currently active in the Franklin Community College Network, South Solon Historical Society, the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Common Good Ventures, Maine Network Partners, and the Northern Forest Center.
Since purchasing Saddleback in 2003, the Berry family has made more than $25 million in improvements to the resort and created more than 100 new jobs. Upgrades include a new post and beam base lodge, a new grooming fleet, a 44 percent increase in terrain, and snowmaking coverage increased to 85 percent. The resort's Rangeley Chair has also been upgraded and lengthened and a new beginner/family area serviced by a quad chairlift was added.
When Saddleback opens for the 2008-2009 season December 13, skiers will enjoy a second new quad chair lift, expanding what is already the largest advanced skiing complex in the East, as well as three new trails and even more snowmaking capacity. The new chairlift will also allow novice and intermediate skiers to ski from the summit for the first time.
The Maine Land Use Regulatory Commission (LURC) has approved Saddleback's 10-year plan which includes nine lifts with associated trails and snowmaking, additional base facilities and a four season resort village.
For more information, visit www.saddlebackmaine.com or call 1-207-864-5671 or e-mail: info@saddlebackmaine.com
Saddleback Mountain Names Warren Cook New Chief Executive
RANGELEY, Maine - Saddleback ski resort announced today that it has named Warren Cook its new chief executive officer and general manager. Effective immediately, Cook is responsible for all aspects of Saddleback, including major new upgrades planned for the resort, guest services, and real estate development.
Saddleback Chairman Bill Berry said, "We are very fortunate to have Warren leading our team. His management style and extensive experience fit very well with what we want Saddleback to become. He will be a big asset in taking us to the next level."
Cook will take over the reins from Tom McAllister who has been general manager of Saddleback for 31 years. McAllister will stay on as an adviser and to assist in the transition. "Tom will continue to play an important role in the operation and development of the mountain," Berry stated.
Cook brings more than 20 years of ski resort leadership and management to Saddleback. As president and co-owner of Sugarloaf/USA, he helped bring the company out of bankruptcy, facilitated significant capital improvements to the resort, and presided over its sale to the American Skiing Company. After more than 11 years with Sugarloaf, Cook served two years as chief operating officer of the American Skiing Company, one of the largest operators of alpine ski, snowboard and golf resorts in the U.S. Cook, who has lived in western Maine for nearly 25 years, has also worked in the ski and resort industries of Japan and China.
An avid skier and long-time supporter of western Maine communities, Cook says maintaining outstanding customer service and a strong emphasis on safety, as well as high-quality, balanced real estate development are among his top priorities.
He is a former board chair of Franklin Memorial Hospital, Carrabassett Valley Academy, Holderness School, Maine Community Foundation, and the Maine Seacoast Missionary Society. Cook is a past board member of the Western Mountains Alliance and Maine Maritime Academy as well as one of the founders of the Greater Franklin Development Corporation. He is also currently active in the Franklin Community College Network, South Solon Historical Society, the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Common Good Ventures, Maine Network Partners, and the Northern Forest Center.
Since purchasing Saddleback in 2003, the Berry family has made more than $25 million in improvements to the resort and created more than 100 new jobs. Upgrades include a new post and beam base lodge, a new grooming fleet, a 44 percent increase in terrain, and snowmaking coverage increased to 85 percent. The resort's Rangeley Chair has also been upgraded and lengthened and a new beginner/family area serviced by a quad chairlift was added.
When Saddleback opens for the 2008-2009 season December 13, skiers will enjoy a second new quad chair lift, expanding what is already the largest advanced skiing complex in the East, as well as three new trails and even more snowmaking capacity. The new chairlift will also allow novice and intermediate skiers to ski from the summit for the first time.
The Maine Land Use Regulatory Commission (LURC) has approved Saddleback's 10-year plan which includes nine lifts with associated trails and snowmaking, additional base facilities and a four season resort village.
For more information, visit www.saddlebackmaine.com or call 1-207-864-5671 or e-mail: info@saddlebackmaine.com
