Beazer Homes names a new director

Beazer Homes USA, Inc. has named Peter Orser to its board of directors, effective immediately, as part of a succession planning process in connection with an anticipated retirement of a current board member in 2017.

Orser was recently serving as president and CEO of Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company, a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Company, from 2010 to 2014.

Orser has more than 30 years of experience in the homebuilding industry, having overseen five different homebuilding operations across the U.S. in his most recent role at Weyerhaeuser. It was also under his leadership that Weyerhaeuser completed the successful sale of the company for $2.8 billion to TRI Pointe Homes, Inc.

Prior to his time there, he worked for Quadrant Homes for 25 years, including as president from 2003 to 2010.

Orser is active in a number of other civic organizations, including serving as Vice Chair of the Runstad Real Estate Center Advisory Board at the University of Washington, and was recently appointed by the Governor to serve on the Washington State Affordable Housing Advisory Board.

He will also serve on the Compensation and Finance Committees of the Beazer Homes board.