COMPANY

Founded 1957 as Kaufman & Broad. Large-scale home builder, with some finance operations.

Official Website:
http://www.kbhome.com/

Industry:
Construction

Ticker:
NYSE:KBH

Corporate headquarters:
Los Angeles, CA

Sales:
$7B (2004)

Employees:
6000 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
R. Chad Dreier	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Ryland Homes
Bruce Karatz	Business	1945		CEO of KB Home, 1986-2006
Norman J. Metcalfe	Business	c. 1942		Vice Chairman, The Irvine Company, 1993-96
Jeffrey Mezger	Business	c. 1955		CEO of KB Home

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Stephen F. Bollenbach	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Hilton Hotels, 1996-2007
Ronald W. Burkle	Business	c. 1953		Supermarket Billionaire
Timothy W. Finchem	Golf	19-Apr-1947		PGA Tour Commissioner
Kenneth M. Jastrow II	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Temple-Inland, 2000-07
James A. Johnson	Business	24-Dec-1943		CEO of Fannie Mae, 1991-98
Melissa Lora	Business	c. 1963		CFO of Taco Bell
Michael G. McCaffery	Business	c. 1953		Makena Capital Management
Jeffrey Mezger	Business	c. 1955		CEO of KB Home
Les Moonves	Business	6-Oct-1949		CEO of CBS Television
Luis G. Nogales	Business	c. 1944		CEO of UPI, 1984-86

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steve Bartlett	Politician	19-Sep-1947		Mayor of Dallas, 1991-95
Henry Cisneros	Politician	11-Jun-1947		Secretary of HUD, 1993-97
Ray R. Irani	Business	13-Jan-1935		CEO of Occidental Petroleum
Bruce Karatz	Business	1945		CEO of KB Home, 1986-2006
Terry Lanni	Business	14-Mar-1943	14-Jul-2011	CEO of MGM Mirage, 1995-2008
Norman J. Metcalfe	Business	c. 1942		Vice Chairman, The Irvine Company, 1993-96
Barry A. Munitz	Business	c. 1941		President of Getty Trust, 1998-2006
Charles R. Rinehart	Business	c. 1946		CEO of Home Savings and Loan, 1993-98

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