RAYMOND OPPEL - Corporate Board Profile

Meritage Homes CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2010-03-31	Raymond Oppel, 53, has been a director since December 1997. He was the co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of The Oppel Jenkins Group, a regional homebuilder in Texas and New Mexico, which was sold in 1995 to the public homebuilder KB Home. Mr. Oppel is a licensed real estate broker and currently is active as a private investor in real estate development and land banking. Mr. Oppel has almost 20 years of experience in the homebuilding business. Mr. Oppel possesses extensive knowledge about the real estate industry in general and the homebuilding industry in particular.
2011-04-01	Raymond Oppel, 2010 director compensation total: $218,080; Committees: Audit Committee, Executive Compensation Committee, Nominating/Governance Committee
2012-04-03	Raymond Oppel, 55, has been a director since December 1997. He was the co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of The Oppel Jenkins Group, a regional homebuilder in Texas and New Mexico, which was sold in 1995 to the public homebuilder KB Home. Mr. Oppel is a licensed real estate broker and currently is active as a private investor in real estate development. Mr. Oppel has almost 20 years of experience in the homebuilding business. Mr. Oppel possesses extensive knowledge about the real estate industry in general and the homebuilding industry in particular. 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: Raymond Oppel 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. Raymond Oppel received $238,900 in total compensation in 2011.
2014-03-25	In 2013, our non-employee directors received an annual retainer of $50,000, committee chairmen received an additional annual payment of $15,000, and other committee members received an additional payment of $10,000, with the exception of Land Committee, as there is currently no compensation paid for service on this transaction-based committee, which meets at irregular intervals. The lead director received an additional $40,000 annually. In addition, during 2013, each of our directors (other than Mr. Hilton) received a grant of 6,000 shares of restricted stock, which cliff vest on February 13, 2016. The 2013 director compensation is set forth below: Robert G. Sarver 50,000 255,360 305,360 Raymond Oppel 85,000 255,360 1,200 341,560 Peter L. Ax 125,000 255,360 380,360 Richard T. Burke, Sr. 80,000 255,360 335,360 Gerald Haddock 85,000 255,360 340,360 Dana Bradford 80,000 255,360 335,360 Michael R. Odell 80,000 255,360 1,000 336,360
2016-03-24	Raymond Oppel, 59, director since 1997, independent, member of Audit, Compensation, Governance committees, 2015 director compensation $251,040.
2018-03-26	Raymond Oppel, 61, Director since 1997, Chair of Audit Committee, member of Executive Compensation Committee, 2017 director compensation $240,500.
2019-03-25	Raymond Oppel, director since 1997, independent director, member of Audit Committee and Executive Compensation Committee. 2018 director compensation: $65,000 fees earned in cash, $231,250 stock awards, total $296,250.
2020-03-26	Raymond Oppel, 63 Mr. Oppel has been a director since December 1997. Mr. Oppel is a licensed real estate broker and currently is active as a private investor in real estate development. He serves on the Audit Committee and Executive Compensation Committee. 2019 compensation was $262,410.
2022-03-24	Raymond Oppel, 65, Director since 1997, member of Audit, Compensation, and Nominating/Governance Committees. 2021 director compensation total $300,808.
2024-04-01	Raymond Oppel, 67, Director since 1997, retiring May 16, 2024, member of Audit, Compensation and ESNG Committees, total compensation $302,638.