DANA BRADFORD - Corporate Board Profile

Meritage Homes CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2010-03-31	Dana Bradford, 39, has been a director since August 2009. Mr. Bradford is the president and managing partner of McCarthy Capital Corporation, a private equity firm based in Omaha, Nebraska, with nearly $1 billion in assets under management. He serves as a director of a number of private companies, including Guild Mortgage, a full-line mortgage company; Southwest Value Partners, a real estate investment firm; Waitt Corp Investments, a diversified investment company; Vornado Air, a branded consumer products company; NRG Media, a sixty station radio network; and Gold Circle Films, a movie production company. He also served as a director of the Ronald McDonald House, the National Conference for Community and Justice, the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce and Ballantyne (AMEX: BTN), a movie projector manufacturer. Mr. Bradford earned a bachelor 27s degree in business administration from the University of Arizona. Mr. Bradford brings additional perspective to the Board relating to real estate and corporate finance matters.
2011-04-01	Dana Bradford, 2010 director compensation total: $213,080; Committees: Audit Committee, Executive Compensation Committee, Nominating/Governance Committee
2012-04-03	Dana C. Bradford, 47, has been a director since August 2009. Mr. Bradford is the CEO of the Waitt Company, a diversified investment company with investment holdings in public and private companies, alternative investments, and real estate. Previously, Mr. Bradford was the president and managing partner of McCarthy Capital Corporation, a private equity firm based in Omaha, Nebraska, with nearly $1 billion in assets under management. In additional to his duties as CEO, he serves as chairman of the boards of SAFE Boats International, a Seattle based manufacturer of boats for the security and defense industry and Vornado Air, a Wichita based manufacturer of branded consumer products. Mr. Bradford also serves as a director on the boards of the Waitt Company and Southwest Value Partners, a San Diego based real estate investment company. Mr. Bradford formerly served as a director on the boards of Ballantyne (AMEX: BTN), a movie projector manufacture; NRG Media, a sixty station radio network; Guild Mortgage, a San Diego based full-line mortgage company; Gold Circle Films, a Los Angeles based movie production company, and McCarthy Group, an Omaha based investment company. Mr. Bradford is active in his community, currently serving on the board of the Childrens Hospital and Medical Center, the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation and the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority. He also serves as a community advisor to Ak-Sar-Ben Future Trust and the Robert B. Daugherty Charitable Foundation. Mr. Bradford earned a bachelors degree in business administration from the University of Arizona. Mr. Bradford brings additional perspective to the Board relating to real estate and corporate finance matters. The Board has also determined that all governance committees of the Board are composed entirely of independent directors. The following table identifies the current members of our Board of Directors, and describes the current members of each of the committees and the number of meetings held during 2011: Dana Bradford is a member of the Audit Committee, Executive Compensation Committee and Nominating/Governance Committee. In 2011, our non-employee directors received an annual retainer of $50,000; committee chairmen received an additional annual payment of $15,000; and committee members received an additional payment of $10,000. The lead director received an additional $40,000 annually. In addition, during 2011, each of our directors (other than Mr. Hilton) received a grant of 6,000 shares of restricted stock, which cliff vest on February 9, 2014. Dana Bradford received $233,900 in total compensation in 2011.