Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Appoints Edan Ballantine as General Manager

November 5, 2026

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort & Spa has named Edan Ballantine general manager as the Colorado resort completes a multimillion-dollar renovation.

Ballantine brings more than 25 years of hospitality experience and previously served as assistant food and beverage director at Park Hyatt Beaver Creek.

Most recently, he was vice president of operations for Hyatt Hotels Corp., overseeing 165 managed full-service hotels throughout the Americas. His responsibilities included hotel operations, financial performance, openings and renovations.

Ballantine previously served as general manager of Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa and Marina in San Diego, where he oversaw renovations to guest rooms, restaurants, public spaces, the spa and meeting facilities. He was also the opening general manager of KPMG Lakehouse, an 800-room executive learning and development campus in Orlando, Fla., where he led a team of more than 400 employees.

Earlier positions included leadership roles at Hyatt Regency New Brunswick and Grand Hyatt New York. A certified sommelier and certified specialist of wine, Ballantine received Hyatt’s Food and Beverage Director of the Year award for large hotels in 2009.

His appointment coincides with a $20 million renovation of the resort’s 189 guest rooms, including 23 suites, scheduled for completion this winter. The property also features a 30,000-square-foot Exhale Spa and 50,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space.

Ballantine holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Clemson University.