KB Home Names Nick Franklin Executive Vice President of Strategic Operations
April 24 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of the nation’s largest and most
recognized homebuilders, today announced that Nick Franklin has
been named executive vice president of strategic operations,
effective April 14, 2015. In this role, Franklin, 47, will be
responsible for providing day-to-day leadership over a range of
critical and strategic corporate functions, including architecture,
marketing and advertising, market research, KB Home Design Studios,
sustainability, and national contracts, and will partner closely
with regional and division management to support the Company’s
ongoing strategic growth initiatives.
Nick Franklin, 47, KB Home's executive
vice president of strategic operations. (Photo: Business Wire)
"It is my pleasure to welcome Nick Franklin to the KB Home
leadership team," said Jeffrey T. Mezger, president and chief
executive officer of KB Home. "Nick is recognized as a visionary
leader in corporate strategy, business operations and customer
experience, and has a track record of generating results throughout
his career. Given the accelerated pace of KB Home’s current growth
trajectory, I am confident Nick will be an asset to our
organization and will make a substantial contribution toward our
strategic goals in coming years."
Franklin brings a wealth of strategic insight, operations
expertise and business acumen. Prior to joining KB Home, Franklin
served as executive vice president, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
Worldwide, where he headed customer experience, innovation and new
technology within the Parks and Resorts division. During his 18
year career at Disney, he held a range of leadership roles across
the organization, in capacities including operations, real estate
development, global business and corporate strategy.
Franklin earned both an A.B. in Politics from Princeton
University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, University of
Pennsylvania.
For more information about KB Home, visit www.kbhome.com or call
888-KB-HOMES.
About KB Home
KB Home is one of the largest and most recognized homebuilding
companies in the United States. Since its founding in 1957, the
company has built more than half a million quality homes. KB Home's
unique homebuilding approach lets each buyer customize their new
home from lot location to floor plan and design features. As a
leader in utilizing state-of-the-art sustainable building
practices, all KB homes are highly energy efficient and meet strict
ENERGY STAR® guidelines. This helps to lower monthly utility costs
for homeowners, which the company demonstrates with its proprietary
KB Home Energy Performance Guide® (EPG®). KB Home has been named an
ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award winner
for five straight years and a WaterSense® Partner of the Year for
four consecutive years. A FORTUNE 1,000 company, Los Angeles-based
KB Home was the first homebuilder listed on the New York Stock
Exchange, and trades under the ticker symbol "KBH." For more
information about KB Home, call 888-KB-HOMES, visit www.kbhome.com,
or connect with KB Home on Facebook.com/KBHome and
Twitter.com/KBHome.
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