ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 10, 2012--
Today, Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) announced that Elizabeth S.
Acton has been elected to its Board of Directors effective immediately.
Ms. Acton, who brings considerable expertise and over 35 years of
experience in financial management, will also serve on the Board of
Directors’ Finance and Audit Committees.
As Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Comerica Inc.
since 2002, Ms. Acton was instrumental in successfully guiding Comerica
through the deepest recession in recent history, enabling the bank to
maintain its credit rating throughout the downturn. Ms. Acton
transitioned to Executive Vice President, Finance in November 2011
preceding her retirement in April 2012. Comerica is a financial services
company with over $62 billion in assets. Prior to joining Comerica, Ms.
Acton was Vice President-Treasurer at Ford Motor Company, where she had
responsibility for worldwide automotive and financial services treasury
activities.
Ms. Acton holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of
Minnesota and a master of business administration from Indiana
University.
Beazer Homes USA Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is one
of the ten largest single-family homebuilders in the United States.
The Company’s industry-leading high performance homes are designed
to lower the total cost of home ownership while reducing energy and
water consumption. With award-winning floor-plans, the
Company offers homes that incorporate exceptional value and quality to
consumers in 16 states, including Arizona, California, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Beazer Homes is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades
under the ticker symbol “BZH.”
Source: Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Carey Phelps, 770-829-3700
Director,
Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
investor.relations@beazer.com