Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) announced today that Peter M. Orser has been elected to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Orser brings to the Board 30 years of experience in the homebuilding industry. He will also serve on the Compensation and Finance Committees of the Board of Directors. The election of Mr. Orser is part of the Company’s normal succession planning process in connection with an anticipated retirement of a current Board member in 2017.

From 2010 to 2014, Mr. Orser served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company, a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Company, where he oversaw five different homebuilding operations across the United States. In July 2014, under his leadership, Weyerhaeuser completed the successful sale of the company for $2.8 billion to TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Orser spent almost 25 years in various positions at Quadrant Homes, a leading private homebuilder in the state of Washington, including serving as President from 2003 to 2010. Mr. 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.

Mr. Orser holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Puget Sound and a Master of Urban Planning from the University of Washington.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Beazer Homes is a geographically diversified homebuilder with active operations in 13 states within three geographic regions in the United States. The Company’s homes meet or exceed the benchmark for energy efficient home construction as established by ENERGY STAR® and are designed with Choice PlansTM to meet the personal preferences and lifestyles of its buyers. In addition, the Company is committed to providing a range of preferred lender choices to facilitate transparent competition between lenders and enhanced customer service. The Company’s active operations are in the following states: Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Beazer Homes is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BZH.” For more info visit Beazer.com, or check out Beazer on Facebook and Twitter.