Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 10, 1999
JAMES J. GROGAN is President and CEO of Samoth Capital Corporation and
Samoth USA, Inc. Mr. Grogan is responsible for managing all aspects of
the company. Specifically, he is involved in all of Samoth's business
operations including its real estate oriented merchant banking
activities, the acquisition and disposition of assets, and the
identification of appropriate lending and investment opportunities. In
addition, Mr. Grogan, a member of Samoth's Board of Directors, is
responsible for developing and executing the company's strategic plans
and long'term business goals. Prior to joining Samoth in October of
1998. Mr. Grogan served as the Senior Executive Vice President of UDC
Homes, one of the largest home builders in the United States. He played
a vital role in the successful 'turnaround' of UDC and its eventual sale
to Shea Homes in one of the largest cash transactions in the history of
U.S. home building. Prior to joining UDC, Mr. Grogan was the Managing
Attorney of Gallagher and Kennedy, a full service business law firm of
over 90 lawyers in Phoenix, AZ. He is a cum laude graduate of the
College of the Holy Cross and the University of Cincinnati College of
Law. He has been active in a number of professional, civic, and
community organizations, including the American Cancer Society, the
Arizona Educational Foundation, the Scottsdale Boys and Girls Clubs, and
the Board of Directors of Phoenix Memorial Hospital. Currently, Mr.
Grogan is a member of the Board of Directors of the Phoenix Suns
Charities, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the College of the
Holy Cross, where he serves as Chairman of the Trustees' Committee on
Student Affairs. He also serves on the Board of Directors of AMERCO, the
parent company of U-Haul, Inc. Profile
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