MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 30 — Frontdoor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTDR), the nation’s leading provider of home warranties and new home builder warranties, today announced that it expanded its board to nine and unanimously approved the election of Hilla Sferruzza as a director, effective today. Sferruzza will also serve on the Audit Committee.
“We are thrilled to welcome Hilla to Frontdoor’s board,” said Bill Cobb, Frontdoor’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Hilla will further enhance the financial, real estate and operational expertise of the Board. She brings over 30 years of extensive public company finance, accounting, investor relations, mergers & acquisitions, and strategic planning experience and know-how, as well as possessing a deep and strong understanding of the real estate market and the residential construction industry.”
Since 2016, Sferruzza has served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Meritage Homes Corporation (“Meritage”), a real estate development company that constructs energy-efficient and affordable entry-level and first move-up homes (NYSE: MTH). Sferruzza joined Meritage in 2006, having served as the Chief Accounting Officer from 2010 to 2021, as Corporate Controller from 2010 to 2015 and, prior to 2010, in various accounting, finance and financial reporting management roles.
“I am very excited to join the Frontdoor board,” Sferruzza said. “I look forward to working closely with the company’s executive leadership and my fellow Board members to help take Frontdoor to the next level. I’m thrilled to be able to contribute to Frontdoor’s continued and future business success.”
Prior to Meritage, Sferruzza worked in various leadership positions at KPMG and Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
A Certified Public Accountant in the state of Arizona, Sferruzza received her Executive Masters of Business Administration from Washington State University and her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arizona. She serves as a member of the Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business Dean’s Council and Finance Advisory Board.
Sferruzza will stand for re-election at the company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders.