Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 11, 2002
JOHN R. LANDON is co-Chairman and co-Chief Executive Officer of
Meritage Corporation, a NYSE-listed homebuilding company with
projected 2002 revenues exceeding $1 billion. Meritage
Corporation operates in nine Sunbelt cities under various brand
names, one of which is Legacy Homes ' a company founded by Mr.
Landon in 1987. Prior to founding Legacy Homes, Mr. Landon's
experience included land acquisition and development operations
for a large homebuilder, sales and land development for the
Trammel Crow Residential Group and public accounting with Ernst &
Whinney. Mr. Landon received his undergraduate degree in
Accounting from Louisiana State University. He is a member of the
National Association of Homebuilders and the Dallas Home Builders
Association. Mr. Landon currently serves as a member of the
NAHB's High Production Builder Council. Profile
Corporation?
Mr. Landon: Meritage Corporation effectively went public in 1997 through
an interesting route. We de-REIT-ed an
