Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> October 13, 2003
STEPHEN T. WALL has been President and Chief Executive Officer of
Choice Homes since 1999. His history with Choice spans over a
decade. Mr. Wall's forward-thinking leadership has fostered
dynamic growth and solidified Choice's status within the home-
building industry. Mr. Wall has helped lead Choice to its number
one position throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, while
supporting expansions to include offices in Austin, Houston,
Amarillo, Tyler and San Antonio in Texas, and in suburban
Atlanta, Georgia. Under Mr. Wall's leadership, the company's
revenues have grown by approximately 34% and profits have grown
by approximately 196% (year 2001 as compared to 1999). Mr. Wall
began his Choice career in sales, before working his way up
through Community Management and administration. By 1995, he had
risen to the position of Vice President with responsibilities for
the Dallas-area region. Those responsibilities soon expanded to
serving as Chief Operating Officer of the company. With such a
progressive Choice Homes history, Mr. Wall knows his business
from the bottom up. After completing his education and gaining
invaluable experience through intensive apprenticeships with some
of the most outstanding builders in the Midwest and Southwest,
Mr. Wall returned to his native Arlington, Texas, to try his
sales skills for the newly expanding Choice Homes. Within three
years, he was given the task of growing Choice's market area to
include Dallas and surrounding counties. Recently featured on the
cover of Big Builder magazine, Mr. Wall appeared, along with a
three page profile noting Choice's success, on the cover of the
Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Arlington Real Estate business
section for first quarter 2002. A committed supporter of civic
communities throughout the Choice Homes areas, Mr. Wall serves on
the Board of Directors of both the Arlington Chamber of Commerce
and the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association. He is a frequent
speaker to trade and homebuilders groups and leads the efforts
for maintaining affordable homes for young families and first-
time homebuyers throughout the industry. Mr. Wall completed the
Advanced Management Program at Harvard University in November
2001. Profile
Homes and a picture of things as they are now.
Mr. Wall: Choice Homes became incorporated in 1987. We closed 73
homes in 1988.
