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Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Appoints Maureen O'Connell as a Director

May 15, 2002 at 3:37 PM EDT
ATLANTA, May 15, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) (www.beazer.com ) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Maureen E. O'Connell as a Director. Ms. O'Connell has also been appointed to Beazer's Audit Committee.

Ms. O'Connell is the Chief Financial Officer of Barnes & Noble, Inc. Prior to joining Barnes & Noble in 2000, she held similar positions at Publishers Clearing House, BMG Direct and Primedia, Inc. Ms. O'Connell was also employed by Equitable Financial Companies and Cooper's and Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers). Ms. O'Connell received her undergraduate degree in Accounting and Economics at the New York University Stern School of Business and is a certified public accountant.

Brian C. Beazer, Chairman of Beazer's Board of Directors said, "We are extremely pleased to add someone of Maureen's financial expertise and experience to our Board of Directors. Maureen will be an excellent addition to the Board and Audit Committee."

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., based in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the country's ten largest single-family homebuilders with operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Beazer Homes also provides mortgage origination and title services to its homebuyers.

SOURCE Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

CONTACT:          David S. Weiss, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
                  Officer of Beazer Homes USA, Inc., +1-404-250-3420, or dweiss@beazer.com