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Chief executive officer and president, Pulte Homes

Nationality: American.

Career: Pulte Homes, 1984–1997, employee; 1997–1998, COO; 1998–2002, president; 2002–, CEO and president.

Address: Pulte Homes, 100 Bloomfield Hills Parkway, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304; http://www.pulte.com.

■ Mark J. O'Brien worked his way up through the Pulte Homes organization to become the president and chief executive officer of the large builder in 2002. He steered Pulte Homes into new markets, helping the company that had yet to show a loss throughout its existence continue to grow. Under his leadership the company ranked as one of the top three companies in the J. D. Power and Associates customer-satisfaction poll year after year, and O'Brien was constantly...