Timothy R. 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 the division's President in 1981. In 1985 he was named an Executive Vice President of Centex Real Estate Corporation/Centex Homes and was elected the division’s President and Chief Operating Officer in January 1990. In July 1991 he was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Centex Homes. He served as Chairman of Centex Homes from April 1998 until April 2003.
In August 1998 Mr. Eller was named Executive Vice President of Centex Corporation and became the company's President and Chief Operating Officer in April 2002. He was elected to the Board of Directors of Centex in July 2002 and assumed the additional roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in April 2004.
Mr. Eller has a B.S. in construction management from the University of Nebraska.
Mr. Eller is currently Chairman of the High Production Home Builders Council of the National Association of Home Builders and is a life trustee of the National Housing Endowment. He is the immediate past-Chairman of the Policy Advisory Board for Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies and continues to serve on its Executive Committee. |