Steven J. Hilton

Hilton is a CEO , Executive Chairman of Meritage Homes, Inc.(MTH)

and has been a director since 1996. Mr. Hilton led Meritage Homes for 35 years as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until his retirement as CEO effective January 1, 2021. In 1985, Mr. Hilton cofounded Arizona-based Monterey Homes, the predecessor company to Meritage Homes. Under Mr. Hilton’s leadership, Monterey became publicly traded in 1997.

Hilton received a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Arizona. He serves as Chairman of the Board for Banner Health Foundation as well as a board member for Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGEN) Foundation and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale Foundation. He also previously served as a board member for Western Alliance Bancorporation, (NYSE: WAL) until June 2022. Mr. Hilton brings extensive and intimate knowledge of the Company to the Board as its co-founder and through over 35 years of experience in leading the Company.