Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 28, 2000

Paris Reece – Mdc Holdings Inc (mdc)

PARIS G. REECE joined MDC as a Vice President in 1988. He was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 1990, Senior Vice President in 1994 and Executive Vice President in 1999. Mr. Reece is also officer and Director of most of the company's principal operating subsidiaries. Prior to joining MDC, Mr. Reece was the Director of Tax Planning for Occidental Petroleum Corporation, where he worked from 1977 until 1988. Profile
TWST: Could we start out by giving our readers a quick overview and

history of MDC Holdings?

Mr. Reece: MDC was formed in 1972 with $50,000 of capital by our

chairman, Larry Mizel, and until