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Two decades of finance experience  | | Howard Garfield | | HomeVestors of America, Inc., has named Howard Garfield as Chief Financial Officer, effective April 3, 2006. Garfield joins the HVA management team with more than two decades of senior-level experience in real estate finance and participation in more than $3 billion of acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures in his career. "Howard joins HomeVestors at a critical time in our development," said John P. Hayes, CEO of HomeVestors. "Howard's knowledge in real estate investing will be an important asset for maintaining and improving a financially strong business model as HomeVestors continues to grow." Garfield previously served eight years with Hillwood Development, the high profile real estate and venture capital investment group controlled by Ross Perot, Jr. As part of that group, he was the CFO for the 75-acre Victory development and $420-million American Airlines Center in Dallas, home of the NBA Dallas Mavericks and NHL Dallas Stars. Prior to the Hillwood Development position, Garfield held positions as vice president of finance and controller for MEPC American Properties, the U. S. subsidiary of an international real estate company publicly traded in the U.K. Garfield also served as an audit manager and senior staffer at Touche Ross & Co, now Deloitte and Touche, early in his career. At HomeVestors, Garfield oversees the Accounting Department, Finance Department and Human Resources.
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