Mr. Darnold has over 30 years of experience in corporate finance, supply chain, M&A and business improvement. Mr. Darnold’s hands on experience includes a broad range of multi-disciplinary corporate and property improvement initiatives in finance, treasury, procurement, marketing, HR and IT.
Mr. Darnold held senior leadership positions for Boyd Gaming Corporation and was Senior Vice President of Business Improvement and oversaw the structural change to shared services. His experience includes leadership roles in multiple M&A transactions including the planning, compliance and integration of the new properties' people, processes and technologies. Mr. Darnold also oversaw many of the structural changes to the Company as it grew from four to twenty-nine properties. His experience is diverse and includes the design and development of a 100,000 sq. foot laundry and obtained LEED certification as well as creating a Captive Insurance Company in Hawaii to manage risk and develop new revenue streams for Boyd.
Mr. Darnold was a Principal for RKD & Company and serviced clients in manufacturing, trucking and logistics before joining Province. He oversaw the buildout of a 75,000 square foot manufacturing facility including accounting and HR processes as well as overseeing the financing of a new trucking fleet.
Mr. Darnold is a Director at Province and brings experience in a variety of operational and structural improvement in the practice. He is also the Chief Financial Officer at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts where he oversees finance, accounting, HR, IT and Box Office & Ticketing operations. The Smith Center is one of the top 10 Performing Arts Centers in the United States.
He currently serves on the Board and Finance Committee for the Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada.
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Education
B.S. University of Nevada Las Vegas
MBA University of Nevada Las Vegas
CPA (Maryland)
Certifications & Professional Experience
Board Member and Finance Committee Member for the Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada
Vegas Chamber Leadership Las Vegas
Holds three US Patents around water measuring and monitoring systems
Published “Cola Wars” an interactive case study in opportunity costs, WSI