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TOM LIPAR, Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Lipar was recruited by the family-owned Canadian Development Corporation to develop a comprehensive sales and marketing program for a 5,500-acre recreational and retirement community in Stanwood , Michigan . Patten entered into an agreement to market properties in the project and Mr. Lipar joined that effort. Within 10 months, he distinguished himself as the second highest volume-sales producer at the national level and was promptly promoted to sales manager.

As a project manager for the development of a recreational community near Chicago , he was at the helm when the project became Patten's top income producer in the nation. Patten's leadership team then sent Mr. Lipar to Houston to handle operations as district manager - a job that made him directly responsible for developing 3,500 acres for six projects that produced $15 million in sales volume. In 1993, Mr. Lipar was promoted again. This time he was named national sales manager for Patten. He immediately implemented a comprehensive training program, which received acclaim throughout the industry. It's a program that has since been used by land development companies throughout the United States .

The President of Patten then tapped Mr. Lipar to head a newly formed major marketing division. As president of the company's eastern division, he skillfully managed 13 offices in 11 states.

Because of his success, lucrative job offers found their way to Mr. Lipar, but he opted to go out on his own in 1995. And with the help of investors, he formed LGI. He surrounded himself with seasoned professionals and has grown the company to include multiple divisions. To date, LGI has produced approximately $500 million in total sales through its land development and home-building activities.