RSI Communities, a California- and Texas-based home builder, today announced it has promoted two key members of its executive management team. Patrick Donahue has been promoted to president of the Southern California Division and Suzie Ek to senior vice president of sales and marketing.
“With a combined 60 years of experience in the home building industry, Pat and Suzie are vital members of our executive team and have been instrumental in our rapid growth,” said Todd Palmaer, president and CEO of RSI Communities. “They are the right people to lead RSI Communities through our aggressive expansion and bring to market value-packed new homes in California, Texas and future markets.”
Laurel Hungerford
Suzie Ek
RSI Communities currently owns or controls more than 6,500 lots throughout California and Texas and will have 35 actively selling communities by the end of 2017. The company plans to spend an additional $150 million in 2017 to fund its growth and significantly enhance its land positions in Texas and California. The company also plans to expand throughout Texas, Florida and Northern California in 2018 and 2019.
As president, Donahue will be responsible for overseeing the continued aggressive growth of RSI’s Southern California Division through land acquisition, new-home developments and environmentally friendly building practices. Prior to joining RSI Communities in 2015, he most recently served as executive vice president of Clearwater Communities, Inc., managing land acquisition, entitlement and development activities. Donahue has more than 30 years of experience in the home building industry.
Ek has been with RSI Communities since 2016. Prior to joining the company, she was vice president of sales and marketing for Standard Pacific Homes (now CalAtlantic Homes) supporting the company’s management of 320 communities and the delivery of 8,550 homes during her tenure with the company. As senior vice president of sales and marketing for RSI Communities, she will oversee branding, sales and marketing programs and product development initiatives.
