CALABASAS, Calif., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Ryland Group, Inc. , one of the nation's largest homebuilders, today announced that Drew Mackintosh has been promoted to vice president, investor relations.
Since joining the company in October of 2005 as director of investor relations, Mackintosh has assumed an increasing role in communicating Ryland's direction and vision to its shareholders and the financial community. In his new position, he will continue to work with members of Ryland's senior management to educate investors and industry analysts on the merits of the company's strategy and performance.
Mackintosh brings considerable experience to the position. Prior to joining Ryland, he served as a director and institutional equity broker for UBS Investment Bank in San Francisco, providing research coverage to large institutional money managers. He held a similar position at Janney Montgomery Scott and worked as an equity research associate at Deutsche Bank Securities in New York.
Mackintosh earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Michigan. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
With headquarters in Southern California, Ryland is one of the nation's largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. The company currently operates in 28 markets across the country and has built more than 255,000 homes and financed more than 215,000 mortgages since its founding in 1967. Ryland is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "RYL." Previous news releases may be obtained at http://www.ryland.com/.
