Hilla Sferruzza, MBA, CPA

Executive Vice President and Chief Finance Officer, Meritage Homes Corporation

Photograph of Hilla Sferruzza, MBA, CPA Hilla Sferruzza, MBA, CPA has been the Chief Financial Officer, Executive VP for Meritage Homes Corporation (NYSE:MTH) since 2016 and its Chief Accounting Officer, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller since 2008.  Prior to Meritage, Ms. Sferruzza served in various management roles at Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) and as a public auditor for KPMG.

Ms. Sferruzza has spent over two decades serving large public companies in Arizona with experience including hospitality, financial institutions, real estate and construction. She is familiar with a wide breadth of operational best practices and is a subject matter expert on residential construction, land acquisition, debt and equity capital transactions, M&A and divesture structures, financial modeling, budgeting and forecasting, and process improvement opportunities.  She also oversees infrastructure, application and development information technology.

Ms. Sferruzza earned her Executive MBA (Summa Cum Laude) from Washington State University and her Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of Arizona. 
Hilla is active with community service organizations and has served as a board member for non-for-profit foundations.  She has coached youth sports and is involved with local children’s charities.  Hilla resides in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband, Vince, and her two children.