Welcome Speakers
William C. Boor President, CEO & Director, Cavco Industries, Inc.
Bill Boor is also Chairman of the Board of the Manufactured Housing Institute.
In his past career Bill held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Great Lakes Brewing Co.; EVP-Development, Chief Strategy & Risk Officer at Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.; Principal at MIB Holding Co. Llc; SVP-Corporate Development & Investor Relations at Eagle Materials, Inc; and Executive Vice President-Strategy & Development at American Gypsum Co., Inc. (a subsidiary of Eagle Materials, Inc.); and Vice President-Corporate Development for Centex Corp.
Bill received an undergraduate degree from The Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Kevin Clayton, CEO Clayton Homes
Kevin Clayton has worked in the family business from the age of seven and at DeRoyal Industries and later Prudential Bache on Wall Street. Kevin is a graduate of James Madison University and later earned an MBA from the University of Tennessee.
During his career with Clayton Homes, he has led each of the five Clayton Companies before transitioning into the role of CEO in 1999. Clayton Homes was publicly traded for 20 years prior to BRK ownership in 2003. As the nation's largest homebuilder, Clayton Homes' purpose is "Opening doors to a better live." Kevin enjoys working on education initiatives, founding a STEM school, and serving as a board member for SCORE (Tennessee Education). He and his wife, Chelly, have one son, Nico.
Scott Simpson, Partner of Simpson, McMahan, Glick & Burford
W. SCOTT SIMPSON started the law firm with his wife in 2007. A former corporate general counsel, Scott, now specializes in dispute resolution. Scott is a Registered Mediator, Registered Appellate Mediator, Commercial Arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, and a licensed Real Estate Broker. He has conducted mediations in 26 states and has also been involved in many arbitration cases.
Scott earned a B.A. degree from the University of Florida in 1989 and received his Juris Doctor degree from the Cumberland School of law at Samford University in 1993.
Since 2002, Scott has taught a class on dispute resolution at the Samford law school as a way to help inform and educate tomorrow’s young lawyers.