Vail and Alterra reshuffle the C-suite

Vail Resorts and Alterra Mountain Company each anointed a new CEO in the past year or so: Alterra recruited Ticketmaster honcho Jared Smith, while Vail promoted its marketing chief Kirsten Lynch.

Why it matters: Smith and Lynch bring different backgrounds to the job but they're facing the same mandate: guiding their companies through new phases of development and through the threat of climate change.