Financial Services and Front Office Executive and Former NBA Player Wally Walker Appointed to Harbor Custom Development, Inc. Board of Directors
Harbor Custom Development, Inc. has appointed Wally Walker to its Board of Directors as an independent director. Walker brings over 30 years of experience in finance and executive leadership, having previously held positions in the financial services industry and professional basketball. His experience includes founding an investment advisory firm and serving on multiple boards. Walker expressed enthusiasm about Harbor's market positioning amid low home inventory and high demand for suburban living, aiming to help the company realize its potential.
- Wally Walker's extensive background in finance and leadership could provide valuable insights.
- Walker aims to leverage market conditions favoring suburban living to support company growth.
- Concerns may arise regarding the continuity and experience gaps due to a new independent board member.
Walker Brings over Thirty Years’ Experience in Finance and Executive Leadership to Harbor’s Board
Gig Harbor, Washington , Oct. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harbor Custom Development, Inc. (“Harbor” “Harbor Custom Homes™” or the “Company”), (NASDAQ:HCDI), an innovative and market leading real estate company involved in all aspects of the land development cycle, today announced that it has appointed Walter (“Wally”) Walker to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Walker will be an independent director in accordance with the applicable rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
In 1987, following a nine-year career as a professional basketball player, Mr. Walker began his financial services career at Goldman Sachs & Co, serving as Vice President of Private Client Services, becoming a Chartered Financial Analyst in 1992. In 1994, Mr. Walker returned to professional basketball in the front office to become President of the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. Beginning in 2001, he took on the additional role of CEO with the SuperSonics, and served as President and CEO of the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. Upon the sale of the Seattle franchises in 2006, Walker founded Hana Road Capital, LLC, an investment advisory firm in 2007, which he continues to own as well as serving as Chief Investment Officer. Since 2005, Mr. Walker has been a member of the Advisory Council of Stone Arch Capital, a Minneapolis based private equity firm. Mr. Walker also serves on the Board of Trustees of Smead Capital Management, a Seattle based mutual fund. In 2017, Mr. Walker was named an independent director on the Board of Directors of Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. Mr. Walker graduated from the University of Virginia in 1976 as an Academic All-American with a BA in psychology. and upon retiring as a player from professional basketball in 1985, he attained a Masters of Business Administration from Stanford University Graduate School of Business in 1987.
Sterling Griffin, President and CEO of Harbor stated, “We are delighted to welcome Wally to the Harbor team as an independent Board Director. Wally’s stellar collegiate and professional basketball career as a player foreshadowed his abilities and characteristics as a proven winner and leader which he transitioned from the court to Wall Street and the front office on some of the world’s biggest stages.”
Mr. Walker commented, “I am honored to be named an independent director at Harbor Custom Development, Inc. The Company is extremely well positioned to capitalize on the unique market forces that have driven home inventory to historically low levels, at a time when demand for suburban residential living is in high demand. I look forward to helping Harbor Custom Development, Inc. realize its potential, while representing the interest of its stakeholders.”
About Harbor Custom Development, Inc.
Harbor Custom Development, Inc., dba Harbor Custom Homes™, is a real estate development company involved in all aspects of the land development cycle including land acquisition, entitlements, construction of project infrastructure, home building, marketing, sales, and management of various residential projects in Western Washington’s Puget Sound region. Harbor has active or recently sold out residential communities in Gig Harbor, Bremerton, Silverdale, Bainbridge Island, and Allyn in the state of Washington. Harbor Custom Development’s business strategy is to acquire and develop land strategically, based on an understanding of population growth patterns, entitlement restrictions, infrastructure development, and geo-economic forces. Harbor focuses on real estate within target markets with convenient access to metropolitan areas that are generally characterized by diverse economic and employment bases and increasing populations. For more information on Harbor Custom Development, Inc., please visit www.harborcustomdev.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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