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title: "Kampgrounds of America, Inc. Announces New Director of IT Operations"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5a069262-b736-41ff-ac82-f4d912993bfd
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220930_kampgrounds_of_america_inc_announces_new_director_of_it_operations.html
category: "Lodging & Travel"
industry: "Lodging & Travel"
topics: ["Finance & M&A","Operations"]
published: 2022-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:34:48.708Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1560520653-9e0e4c89eb11?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Kampgrounds of America, Inc. Announces New Director of IT Operations

**TL;DR:** Kampgrounds of America, Inc. has hired Brian Elsmore as its new director of IT operations. Elsmore will be responsible for the architecture, design, and implementation of KOA's corporate networks and servers.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-09-30. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220930_kampgrounds_of_america_inc_announces_new_director_of_it_operations.html).*

## Story

Among his many duties, Elsmore will be responsible for the architecture, design and implementation of KOA’s corporate networks and servers. This role also includes security and maintenance, enterprise security and risk management.

“Brian’s work will be critical to KOA’s daily operations,” said Andy Metroka, chief information officer for Kampgrounds of America, Inc. “He’ll not only oversee the day-to-day work of our network operations team but will be tasked with championing the networks and systems that enhance mission-critical operations of our business.”

Prior to joining KOA, Elsmore most recently held a system engineering role that took him around the world. Across his career, he has amassed experience in most aspects of IT, including hardware, networking, programming and project management. Elsmore has worked in many industries such as software engineering, manufacturing, banking and insurance.

Born in the United Kingdom, Elsmore attended the University of Leeds and has called the United States home for 25 years.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Lodging & Travel (sector)
- new hire (topic)
- Kampgrounds of America (company)
- it operations (topic)
- network administration (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220930_kampgrounds_of_america_inc_announces_new_director_of_it_operations.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5a069262-b736-41ff-ac82-f4d912993bfd).