On March 31, 2017, the Board of Directors of William Lyon Homes appointed Brian W. Doyle, the company's current Executive Vice President of Operations, to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Doyle joined the company in 1999 when it acquired substantially all of the assets of the former William Lyon Homes, where Mr. Doyle had served as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Southern California Division since November 1997. Prior to his current position, the majority of Mr. Doyle's 19 year tenure with the company (and its predecessor) has been in operational leadership roles including as Division Manager of the San Diego Division, Division President of the Southern California Division, and as the Regional President of California beginning in 2010. Mr. Doyle was promoted to Executive Vice President and California Regional President effective July 2015, and transitioned to the corporate position of Executive Vice President of Operations in July 2016.