Steven J. Hilton

Career

1. 2021 – now
   Meritage Homessrc
   Executive Chairman
2. 2006 – 2020
   Meritage Homessrc
   Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
   May 2006 to 2020-12-31
3. 1997 – 2006
   Meritage Homessrc
   Co-Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer
   July 1997 to May 2006
4. 1985 – 1997
   Monterey Homes (Arizona)src
   Co-founder
   Monterey merged with Homeplex Mortgage Investments in December 1996 and became Meritage Homes; director since 1996 (DEF14A-2026)

Achievements

• Co-founded Monterey Homes in 1985 and led the company for 35 years as (co-)Chairman and CEO until 2020-12-31src
• Handed the CEO role to insider Phillippe Lord on 2021-01-01 in an announced succession and stayed as Executive Chairmansrc
• Largest non-institutional stockholder: 841,603 shares, 1.3% of the companysrc
• Re-elected in May 2026 with 54.2m votes for and 0.6m againstsrc

Education

• University of Arizona, Bachelor's Accountingsrc

Background

• Family Neither the 2026 proxy nor the FY2025 10-K makes an Item 401(d) family-relationship statement; his shares sit in family trusts he controlssrc
• Founder Co-founder; the board keeps him as Executive Chairman for his continuing involvement in strategic operations and as the largest non-institutional holdersrc
• Boards Director of Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE: WAL) from 2004 to 2022src
• Giving Board member of the TGen Foundation and the Banner Health Foundation (its chair 2021-2023), trustee of the University of Arizona Foundation, and 30 years on the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale Foundationsrc
• Giving Controls a charitable foundation holding 80,000 MTH shares, of which he disclaims beneficial ownershipsrc