Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 13, 2001

Timothy Eller – Centex Corporation (ctx)

TIMOTHY R. ELLER is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Centex Homes and Executive Vice President of Centex Corp. Mr. Eller joined Centex Homes' Illinois operation in 1973 and was named Project Manager for the division in 1975. He became Vice President of the company's Minnesota Division in 1977 and then its President in 1981. In 1985, he was named an Executive Vice President of Centex Homes. He was elected the company's President and Chief Operating Officer in January 1990. In July 1991, he was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Centex Homes and assumed his current position as Chairman of Centex Homes in April 1998. In August 1998, Mr. Eller was named Executive Vice President of Centex Corp. Mr. Eller received a Bachelor's degree in Construction Management from the University of Nebraska in 1972. Mr. Eller is Chairman of the High Production Home Builders Council of the National Association of Home Builders and serves on the Executive Committee of the Policy Advisory Board for Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies and the National Advisory Council for Fannie Mae. In 1998, Professional Builder magazine named Mr. Eller 'Builder of the Year.' A long-time member of The Nature Conservancy of Texas, Mr. Eller also serves on its Dallas Advisory Board. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of Centex

Corporation, and then an overview?

Mr. Echols (Exec. VP & CFO): Centex Corporation was founded over 50

years ago and went