Vital Statistics
Age: 47
Where Born: Afton, Wyo.
Family: Wife, Carolyn Barnes, and children Kimberly, Christian, Matthew, Andrew, Susan and Julianne.
Education: Davis High School; University of Utah: bachelor of arts, 1967, and law degree, 1970.
Primary products: Full-service real estate firm developing and managing commericial officies, shopping centers, medical facilities, hotels and residential lots.
Primary markets: The Boyer Co. has developed more than 5 million square feet in Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Wyoming and Texas.
Number of employees: 46
Annual sales: projects under construction total $125 million and are in excess of 1 million square feet.
Personality Profile
First "real" job: Working at "Big Vern's service station.
Management style: participative as a producer, facilitator and mentor.
Strategy for success: A good sense of relevance and timing.
A memorable failure: The governor's campaign of 1984.
Heroes: My dad; Marvin J. Ashton; H. Roger Boyer and Jay Dee Harris.
Leisure time and hobbies: Toys in Midway and Bloomington.
Favorite book and movie: Favorite authors: Neal A. Maxwell; E.L. Doctorow; John LeCarre and Barbara Tuchman. Movie: "Dr. Zhivago."