Tim Hudson and Dave Pickard were invited by the majority shareholders and existing directors - Queenstown developer John Darby, Australian businessman George Kerr, and Nat Craig, of Dunedin - to join the board of Treble Cone Investments Limited (TCIL), two months ago.
Mr Hudson takes over as acting general manager of Treble Cone from Jackie van der Voort.
Skifield staff were told on Thursday evening.
TCIL shareholders chairman John Darby said it was important the appointments brought on directors who were resident in the local community.
"It's great to have a couple of good, keen, local members of the Wanaka skiing fraternity."
He acknowledged Ms van der Voort's many years of valued service.
She had built Treble Cone's reputation as one of New Zealand's premier skifields and had delivered the business through a period of development and consolidation.
Ms van der Voort was hand-picked five years ago to manage Treble Cone, which made her the only female general manager of a skifield in the world.
She declined to comment yesterday.
Mr Hudson and Mr Pickard said yesterday that "never in their wildest dreams" did they think they would be "shoulder-tapped" to be the directors of their "dream skifield".
Mr Hudson has been a concessionaire business holder, running equipment hire service Thunderboards on the mountain, since 2002, and has organised the annual "TC" charity ski day for the past five years.
Mr Pickard is a member of the New Zealand Nordic Skiing Council and has been involved with the local skiing fraternity in many capacities during his years as a Wanaka resident.
