Beazer Homes Announces Appointment of Two New Directors and Retirement of Three Directors
August 07 2019 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: BZH) announced
today the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors.
David Spitz and Chris Winkle will serve as independent directors,
and have been appointed to the Board’s Compensation Committee and
Finance Committee, respectively.
David Spitz serves as the Chief Executive Officer of
ChannelAdvisor Corp. (NYSE: ECOM), a leading e-commerce cloud
platform that helps retailers improve their performance by
expanding online sales channels. In 2018, over 2,800 customers
processed approximately $10 billion in gross merchandise value
through ChannelAdvisor’s platform.
Chris Winkle serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Sunrise
Senior Living, LLC, a leading provider of assisted and independent
living, with more than 25,000 residents in 327 senior living
communities in the United States, Canada and the United
Kingdom.
“We’re excited to welcome David and Chris to our board,” said
Allan Merrill, President and CEO of the Company. “Each of them
brings valuable experience to Beazer, with David adding
significantly to our online marketing and customer experience
capabilities and Chris bringing specific expertise in serving the
important aging adults demographic.”
These appointments are part of a comprehensive, long-term board
succession plan under which three directors will not stand for
reelection at the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders,
scheduled for early February 2020. The three retiring directors are
Brian Beazer, the Company’s founder and Chairman Emeritus, Stephen
Zelnak, the current Chairman, and Peter Leemputte, a former
Chairman of the Board’s Audit and Compensation Committees. Mr.
Beazer has served as a director of the Company for over 25 years,
since the Company’s initial public offering, while each of Mr.
Zelnak and Mr. Leemputte has served for over a decade.
“On behalf of the board of directors and our employees, I want
to thank Brian, Steve and Peter for their extraordinary vision,
steadfast leadership and immense contributions to Beazer,” said Mr.
Merrill. “Their dedication to our company, our employees, our
partners and our shareholders has been a driving force of our
success, and their wisdom and guidance will be missed. In recent
years, they have played an integral role in the development and
implementation of our balanced growth strategy, which has been
instrumental in positioning and transforming the Company for the
future.”
About Beazer Homes
Headquartered in Atlanta, Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH) is one of the
country’s largest homebuilders. Every Beazer home is designed and
built to provide Surprising Performance, giving you more quality
and more comfort from the moment you move in – saving you money
every month. With Beazer's Choice Plans™, you can personalize your
primary living areas – giving you a choice of how you want to live
in the home, at no additional cost. And unlike most national
homebuilders, we empower our customers to shop and compare loan
options. Our Mortgage Choice program gives you the resources to
easily compare multiple loan offers and choose the best lender and
loan offer for you, saving you thousands over the life of your
loan. We build our homes in Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. For more information, visit
beazer.com, or check out beazer.com on Facebook, Instagram and
Twitter.
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