Meritage Homes competitors

Mr. Allan P. Merrill is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Beazer Homes USA Inc. Mr. Merrill, joined the Company in May 2007 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and currently serves as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Merrill was previously with Move, Inc. where he served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy beginning in October 2001. From April 2000 to October 2001, Mr. Merrill was president of Homebuilder.com, a division of Move, Inc. Mr. Merrill joined Move, Inc. following a 13-year tenure with the investment banking firm UBS (and its predecessor Dillon, Read & Co.), where he was a managing director and served most recently as co-head of the Global Resources Group, overseeing the construction and building materials, chemicals, forest products, mining and energy industry groups. Mr. Merrill is a member of the Executive Committee of the Policy Advisory Board of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University and the Homebuilding Community Foundation. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics

Robert Francescon is a Pres/Co-CEO/Co-Founder at Century Communities Inc and Board Member at Century Communities Inc. He has experience at FREDDIE MAC and has worked as Co-President at HORTON D R INC and Owner at Trimark Communities. Robert attended University of Southern California.

David V. Auld is President and Chief Executive Officer of D.R. Horton, positions he has held since October 2014. Mr. Auld was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from November 2013 until October 2014. He was Region President overseeing the Company’s homebuilding operations in Florida, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama from 2005 to 2013. From 1988 to 2005, Mr. Auld served as the Division President of the Company’s Orlando Division. Prior to 1988, he worked for Texas American Bank and General Dynamics. Mr. Auld graduated from Texas Tech University in 1978 with a bachelor of business administration degree in accounting.

Anthony J. Guzzi has been EMCOR Group, Inc.’s President since October 2004, when he joined the Company, and since January 3, 2011, our Chief Executive Officer. He served as our Chief Operating Officer from October 2004 until January 3, 2011. From August 2001 until he joined the Company, Mr. Guzzi was President of the North American Distribution and Aftermarket Division of Carrier Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of commercial and residential HVAC and refrigeration systems and equipment and a provider of aftermarket services and components of its own products and those of other manufacturers in both the HVAC and refrigeration industry. Mr. Guzzi is also Lead Director of Hubbell International, Inc. Mr. Guzzi was elected to the Board on December 15, 2009. Mr. Guzzi has extensive knowledge of the Company’s business and, having served as a senior executive officer of Carrier Corporation, has extensive knowledge of the mechanical services business which accounts for a significant portion of the Company’s revenues and profits.

Jeffrey T. Mezger is an American businessman. He serves as the president and chief executive officer of KB Home.

Rick Beckwitt is Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President of Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN). He joined Lennar in March 2006 as an Executive Vice President. He became President in April 2011 and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in April 2018. Beckwitt serves on the Board of Directors of Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP), one of the nation’s leading manufactures of construction products and building materials. He is also on the Board of Directors of Five Point Holdings, LLC (NYSE: FPH), the largest developer of mixed-use, masterplanned communities in Coastal California. Beckwitt has been involved in the homebuilding and construction industry for more than 30 years. From 1993 to 2003, he was on the Board of Directors of D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE: DHI), one of the leading homebuilding companies in the United States. From 1993 to March 2000, he held various executive officer positions at D.R. Horton, including President of the Company. From March 2000 to March 2006, Beckwitt was the owner and Managing Partner of EVP Capital, L.P., a private venture capital and real estate advisory company. From 1986 to 1993, Beckwitt worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions and Corporate Finance Departments at Lehman Brothers, specializing in the homebuilding and building products industries. Prior to that, he worked for various homebuilding and construction companies, including his own. Beckwitt graduated with honors from Claremont McKenna College in 1981. He lives in Dallas, Texas with his wife, Barb, and has two children.

As chief operating officer for Quanta Services, Earl C. “Duke” Austin, Jr. drives the operations of the largest specialized contractor serving electric power, natural gas and pipeline customers in North America. Austin has played a key role in Quanta’s significant growth in its key markets, including strategic development of the company’s capabilities in assessment, planning, engineering and design, procurement, construction, commissioning and testing and operations and management of critical infrastructure systems. Prior to his current role, Austin served as president of Quanta’s Electric Power and Natural Gas and Pipeline Divisions, having initially joined the Quanta executive team in 2009 to lead the company’s expanding pipeline operations. Previously he served as president of North Houston Pole Line, LP, a Quanta operating unit. He was instrumental in the strategic growth of the Texas-based unit, which delivers a full range of electric power, gas and telecommunication utility infrastructure services to customers throughout the region. Austin serves on the board of the Southwest Line Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association. He received a bachelor’s degree in business management with an emphasis in accounting from Sam Houston State University. Austin resides in Houston with his wife, three sons and one daughter.

Sheryl Palmer became the president and chief executive officer of Taylor Morrison in August 2007 after previously serving as executive vice president for the western region of Morrison Homes. Palmer leads a highly experienced Taylor Morrison leadership team in key North American markets. Palmer brings more than 20 years of experience to her position, including leadership in land acquisition, sales and marketing, development and operations management. She has spent most of her career in the Arizona, California and Nevada real estate markets, including eight years as division president responsible for operations at Blackhawk Corp., a builder of active adult communities based in northern California. In addition, she served with Pulte for more than five years, beginning in the Phoenix market and ultimately serving as Nevada area president, supervising all aspects of operations for its Del Webb and Pulte communities.