
	Laak joins Walton after serving as Corporate Vice President for a national publicly traded homebuilder. He will oversee corporate finance for Walton Development and Management and its six regions throughout North America. WDM has nearly 78,000 acres of land under management and 14 master planned developments underway in strategic North American growth corridors.
	
	&nbsp;Mr. Laak most recently served as Corporate Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions, for Meritage Homes Corporation, a top 10 publicly traded homebuilder. Mr. Laak also served as Corporate Vice President for Finance at Meritage where he led company real estate and joint venture financing activities.
	
	Mr. Laak started his career in public accounting with McGladrey. He holds an active CPA license in the state of Arizona. Mr. Laak graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor&#39;s degree in accounting and is a member of the American Institute of CPA&#39;s and Urban Land Institute.
