Benn Buys
The Utah Fairpark Area Investment and Restoration District has appointed Benjamin Buys as executive director, effective Oct. 17. UFAIR is embarking on key investment and restoration projects aimed at reinvigorating the district. UFAIR was created in legislation passed in the 2024 general legislative session and is dedicated to the restoration, preservation, and economic development of the Utah Fairpark surrounding areas. Buys most recent served as deputy executive director and chief financial officer for the Utah Inland Port Authority. Before that, he served in executive management and oversaw finances for the Office of the Legislative Auditor General, the Department of Human Resource Management, and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. He earned degrees in accounting and marketing as well as an MBA from the University of Utah.
