Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 5, 2001
On July 1, 2003, RICHARD J. DUGAS became President and Chief
Executive Officer of Pulte Homes, Inc., one of the nation's
largest homebuilders with operations in 44 markets. Most
recently, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer. Since 1994, Mr. Dugas has served in a variety of
management positions at Pulte Homes. Previously, he was Coastal
Region President with responsibility for the company's Georgia,
North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee operations. In 2001,
the Coastal Region was Pulte's largest with approximately 3,400
closings and $650 million in revenues. Mr. Dugas has also served
as City President and Market Manager for the Pulte Homes Atlanta
Division and as Process Improvement Vice President in which he
was responsible for driving system-wide process improvement in
two major national initiatives. Prior to joining Pulte Homes, Mr.
Dugas worked for PepsiCo in process improvement and plant
operational efficiency and at Exxon Company USA in a variety of
marketing, retail and customer service functions. Mr. Dugas is a
graduate of Louisiana State University. Profile
Mr. Astley: Indeed, the company is 130 years old. It started as a mutual
company in Waterloo, Ontario, in 1870. In 1999, we
