Baynum Solutions Announces Leadership Transition

Names Walt Bowser President and CEO, Welcomes Kevin Gessner as SVP, Administration

Baynum Solutions, the premier amusement park, water park, commercial and industrial painting and construction provider to leading companies worldwide since 1983, today announced the upcoming retirement of Managing Director Daniel Adams and promotion of Walt Bowser to President and Chief Executive Officer. John Andrews, longtime leader of the successful commercial and industrial division, will assume the role of SVP, Baynum Solutions and Kevin Gessner joins in the role of SVP, Administration.

Adams, who joined Baynum Solutions in 2006, has served as Managing Director since 2022, leading the company through a period of significant growth. Lauren Adams, Director of Human Resources, will also be retiring from the company after 28 years of service.

“Dan and Lauren have been a remarkable part of our success and have helped build a fantastic team here,” said Baynum Solutions Founder Chris Baynum. “Our company is better and stronger than ever thanks to them and I wish them the very best.”

Bowser, a former Six Flags Entertainment Corporation executive, joined Baynum Solutions in 2016, expanding the company’s Amusement Solutions division to include painting, construction, theming and maintenance. In his new role as President and Chief Executive Officer, he will assume responsibility for all divisions of the company.

“Baynum Solutions has experienced stellar growth in the past decade, expanding and diversifying our services to meet the exacting standards of our top tier clients,” stated Bowser. “I am honored to be part of this fantastic team with more than forty years of world-class service behind us, and a limitless future ahead.”

Reporting in a new role of SVP, Administration, Kevin Gessner joins Baynum Solutions to lead finance, human resources, marketing and operations. A Kentucky native, Gessner has spent more than 25 years leading multi-disciplinary programs at the nation’s top healthcare organizations.

Baynum Solutions recently completed marquis projects for Samuel Adams Brewery, PNC, DHL Express and Xavier University. The company’s amusement division has been busy giving a fresh coat of paint to more than a dozen iconic roller coasters including Millennium Force, Thunder Striker, Goliath Six Flags Magic Mountain, Goliath Six Flags Over Georgia and Titan. Additional 2025 projects soon to be on display include painting and construction jobs at Universal Epic Universe, Dollywood, SeaWorld, Kentucky Kingdom Theme & Water Park, Wild Adventures, Kalahari Sandusky Ohio and Splish Splash.

About Baynum Solutions:

For more than forty years, Baynum Solutions has provided superior commercial painting and surfacing services for top companies around the globe including Six Flags, United Parks, Herschend Family Entertainment, Kalahari Resorts, Landry’s, Palace Entertainment, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Universal Orlando, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Building Management Partners and others. In addition to painting and re-surfacing, Baynum Solutions offers amusement ride and slide construction and installation, maintenance, theming, Life Floor™ and iSlide™ sales and installation, and industrial cleaning and surface preparation.

“Busch Gardens Tampa Bay partnered with Baynum Solutions to repaint two of our most popular attractions here in the park (Cheetah Hunt and Montu). The Baynum team did a fantastic job completing the projects on-time and delivering the final product with the quality expected. The Cheetah Hunt project specifically provided an additional challenge in that the team had to coordinate work schedules and access to various sections of the track through our Serengeti Plain. The Serengeti Plain is home to large portion of the park’s zoological collection. This encompassed working closely with the park’s Zoological team to ensure worker and animal safety while maneuvering high reaches and equipment through various animal areas. Communication with Baynum Solutions throughout the entire process made the overall project a success. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay looks forward to working with Baynum Solutions on future projects.”

— Erick Elliott | Vice President, Engineering & General Services , Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Read more testimonials