Lawrence M. Higby Elected to Board of Directors for William Lyon Homes
19 Janvier 2006 - 1:23AM
Business Wire
General William Lyon ("General Lyon"), the controlling stockholder
and Chairman of the Board/Chief Executive Officer of William Lyon
Homes (NYSE:WLS), announced today the recent election of Lawrence
M. Higby as a Director to the Company's Board. As the Chief
Executive Officer of Apria Healthcare, the nation's largest
integrated home healthcare provider, Higby leads Apria's strategic
direction and oversees the company's operations, marketing and
sales strategies, government relations, clinical services,
regulatory compliance, acquisitions, human resources, finance, and
information systems functions. In addition, Higby serves as a board
member of the Automobile Club of Southern California, the Orange
County Performing Arts Center, the South Coast Repertory, and the
American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) for which he is an
active member of its executive committee. "Larry Higby's election
to the Board of Directors of William Lyon Homes represents yet
another step in a new direction and adds a further layer of high
level expertise to the Board," said General Lyon. "As CEO of one of
America's most well-respected healthcare providers, Larry offers us
a superb history of leadership in the corporate world. His business
acumen and experience in senior executive positions with some of
the nation's leading companies brings additional expertise and
balance to our Board of Directors. I am very pleased to welcome
Larry to the Board of Directors for William Lyon Homes." General
Lyon announced that Higby was officially elected to the Board of
Directors of William Lyon Homes on January 17, 2006, thereby
bringing the total Board membership to nine Directors. Larry Higby
brings more than 30 years of corporate executive experience to his
new position on the William Lyon Homes Board of Directors. Prior to
joining Apria Healthcare in 1997, Higby served as President and
Chief Operating Officer of Unocal's 76 Products Company and Group
Vice President of Unocal Corporation from 1994 to 1997. From 1986
to 1994, Higby held various positions with The Times Mirror
Company, including serving as Executive Vice President of Marketing
of the Los Angeles Times and Chairman of the Orange County Edition
from 1992 to 1994. From 1974 through 1985, he held executive
management positions in sales and marketing at various divisions of
New York-based PepsiCo. A graduate of the University of California
Los Angeles (UCLA) with a bachelor of science degree in Political
Science, Higby attended UCLA's graduate school of business, after
which time he worked in the Nixon White House. General Lyon noted
that Higby's responsibilities as a Director of the Board for
William Lyon Homes are effective immediately. William Lyon Homes is
primarily engaged in the design, construction and sales of new
single-family detached and attached homes in California, Arizona
and Nevada. The Company's headquarters are located in Newport
Beach, CA. For more information about the Company and its new-home
developments, please visit the Company's website at
www.lyonhomes.com.
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