Cavco Industries (CVCO) has provided a recent release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, regarding the announced selection of Susan L. Blount to the troubled firm’s Board Of Directors.
We’ve held that release for reasons that yesterday’s report on Cavco make clear. Before turning to portions of the Cavco release, industry sources tell MHProNews what this move represents.
Blunt on the Cavco Board of Directors is “…meant to inspire confidence both now and going forward…” for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), plus the firm’s current and prospective shareholders.
Sources also say that this move to bring Blount on board is meant to blunt prospective plaintiffs attorneys too. Cavco, per sources, have engaged in several moves designed to prepare the firm for the legal battles that are expected. For more on those legal issues, see the related reports, further below.
Here are some quotes from Cavco’s release to MHProNews, following the composite screen capture from LinkedIn.
Cavco Industries Appoints Susan L. Blount to Board Of Directors
Former EVP and General Counsel of Prudential Financial Inc. will Bolster the Board’s Financial Services, Governance and Insurance Expertise
Cavco Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVCO)…announced that its Board of Directors (“Board”) appointed Susan L. Blount as an independent director of the Company’s Board. Ms. Blount, an experienced financial services executive, retired as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Prudential Financial, Inc. in 2015, having served as General Counsel since 2005.
Ms. Blount’s appointment fills the vacancy on Cavco’s Board and brings its current membership to five directors, all of whom are independent. She will be a member of the Company’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Company’s Compensation Committee.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Susan Blount to our Board,” commented William Boor, non-executive Chairman of the Board of Cavco. “Susan’s accomplishments speak for themselves. She has significant and very relevant experience in strategy, corporate governance, risk and compliance in both the public and private sectors.”
Mr. Boor continued, “Susan’s addition reflects our commitment to enhance the Board’s capabilities and diversity. We look forward to getting the benefit of her insights, judgment and counsel, and we are confident that Susan will make a meaningful and very positive impact on our Company’s future success.”
“I am excited to join and begin to work with the Cavco Board as we move into 2019,” said Ms. Blount. “Cavco fills an important role in the US housing market and the Company has impressed me with its strong commitment to governance and focus on superior stockholder returns.”
“Ms. Blount is an outstanding addition to our Board,” added Daniel Urness, President and Acting Chief Executive Officer of Cavco. “Her public company and diverse corporate management experience will offer fresh perspectives and oversight to help our leadership team enhance long-term shareholder value.”
Susan L. Blount
From 2005 to 2015, Susan Blount served as General Counsel of Prudential Financial, Inc. (Prudential), a leading provider of insurance, retirement and asset management products and services. In that role, Ms. Blount led the company’s global law, compliance, business ethics and external affairs organization. During that time, Ms. Blount was a member of key senior management committees including the Office of the Chairman Group, the Enterprise Risk Committee and the Capital and Financial Controls Committee. Ms. Blount joined Prudential in 1985 as a staff attorney in the company’s commercial real estate organization. Before being appointed General Counsel, she held various positions of increasing responsibility, including Chief Investment Counsel, Vice President and Corporate Secretary, and Associate General Counsel and Head of Shareholder Service. Prior to joining Prudential, Ms. Blount was an Associate at Kirkland & Ellis.
In 2017, Ms. Blount was an Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow at Harvard University. Since 2016, she has taught as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law. Ms. Blount is active in professional and community service. She currently serves on the University of Texas Law School Foundation, the Executive Committee of the Center for Women in Law and the Nantucket Historical Association. Ms. Blount has also served on the Boards of organizations such as Montclair State University, the Leadership Council for Legal Diversity, the Association of Corporate Counsel and the New Jersey Law and Education Empowerment Project. She has also been a faculty member at Stanford University’s annual Directors’ College and a participant in Stanford’s Institutional Investors Forum.
Ms. Blount graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree in history and a juris doctor with honors.
About Cavco Industries, Inc.
Cavco Industries, Inc., headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, designs and produces factory-built housing products primarily distributed through a network of independent and Company-owned retailers. The Company is one of the largest producers of manufactured homes in the United States, based on reported wholesale shipments, marketed under a variety of brand names including Cavco Homes, Fleetwood Homes, Palm Harbor Homes, Fairmont Homes, Friendship Homes, Chariot Eagle and Lexington Homes.
The Company is also a leading producer of park model RVs, vacation cabins, and systems-built commercial structures, as well as modular homes built primarily under the Nationwide Homes brand. Cavco’s mortgage subsidiary, CountryPlace Mortgage, is an approved Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac seller/servicer, a Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities issuer that offers conforming mortgages, non-conforming mortgages and home-only loans to purchasers of factory-built homes. Our insurance subsidiary, Standard Casualty, provides property and casualty insurance to owners of manufactured homes.
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