Sep
08
Homebuilder PulteGroup Names CEO to Replace Richard Dugas
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Ryan Marshall, company’s president, will take over immediately
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Founder Bill Pulte’s grandson appointed as a director
PulteGroup Inc. said its president, Ryan Marshall, will take over immediately as chief executive officer, ending a months-long campaign by the U.S. homebuilder’s founder for a change in leadership.
Marshall will replace Richard Dugas, who will remain as executive chairman of the board until the company’s 2017 shareholder meeting, according to a statement Thursday. Dugas in April announced plans to retire next year, after Bill Pulte, the company’s founder and largest shareholder, began pressing for an immediate change in direction…