Lennar elevates two of its longterm operating leaders to C-suite

MIAMI — Jim Parker has been promoted to chief operating officer and David Grove to executive vice president of homebuilding at Lennar Corp., the company announced June 5.

The appointments are effective immediately and keep both executives reporting to Stuart Miller, Lennar’s executive chairman, CEO and president, according to the company statement.

Parker and Grove most recently served as area presidents leading Lennar’s East and West operations, respectively. Each brings roughly 30 years of homebuilding experience to the new roles, Lennar said in its announcement.

Parker joined Lennar in 2018 through the builder’s merger with CalAtlantic Homes. He had been a region president at CalAtlantic following the Ryland Homes–Standard Pacific combination. His earlier career included leadership positions at John Wieland Homes and Beazer Homes. He also founded and later sold Parker Chandler Homes, which operated in Atlanta, Charlotte and Myrtle Beach, and went on to serve as Atlanta division president and area president at Ryland Homes.

Grove began his career with Lennar in 1999 as a construction area manager in Austin and has spent his entire professional tenure with the company. He moved through construction management and operations roles before becoming division president in 2004. Grove led Lennar’s San Antonio division for more than a decade, later overseeing both Austin and San Antonio. In 2017 he relocated to Dallas as division president of the Dallas-Fort Worth division and was named regional president for Texas in 2022 before becoming an area president.

Miller said in the release that Parker and Grove are “tenured, proven Lennar leaders” who have delivered strong results and reflect the company’s focus on quality and value.

The leadership moves come as Lennar, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, continues to navigate a market defined by elevated mortgage rates, persistent supply constraints and strong structural demand for new homes. Public builders have been leaning heavily on operational efficiency, tighter cost controls and disciplined land strategies, making experienced operators central to execution.

For homebuilding executives and land, trade and capital partners, the promotions signal that Lennar is doubling down on operational leadership at a time when scale players are seeking to protect margins while keeping product attainable. Concentrating East and West oversight under a COO and homebuilding EVP with deep regional and divisional experience could also shape how Lennar allocates capital, manages cycle time and approaches community count growth across its 30-state footprint.

Lennar, founded in 1954, builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand. The company also operates mortgage, title and closing services through its financial services segment, develops multifamily rental properties and invests in housing-related technology through its LENX platform.