According to HousingWire, Champion Homes has brought on Michael Haack, the president and CEO of Eagle Materials, to join its board as an independent director starting in August 2026. This appointment brings Champion Homes' board up to seven total members, with six of them being independent directors. Haack will also sit on the board's compensation committee.
Haack brings a substantial background in manufacturing and business operations that should prove valuable to Champion Homes. He's spent more than two decades leading large industrial companies and overseeing major transactions and operational improvements. At Eagle Materials, he's guided the company through more than one and a half billion dollars in acquisitions and modernization efforts. Before that, he held senior roles at Halliburton for over seventeen years, managing complex manufacturing and supply chain operations at a global scale.
The company sees real value in Haack's perspective as it navigates the challenges facing manufactured housing today. Champion Homes operates a multi-plant manufacturing setup to produce HUD-code manufactured homes and modular units, and like the broader industry, it's working to improve plant efficiency and margins while dealing with ongoing affordability pressures. Haack's track record of streamlining operations and managing supply chain complexity at Eagle Materials directly relates to these kinds of challenges.
In his statement, Haack indicated enthusiasm for the opportunity, noting that Champion Homes operates at the intersection of manufacturing innovation while serving an important housing segment. Michael Berman, the board chair, highlighted that Haack's experience leading complex industrial organizations would bring valuable perspective to their strategic discussions and decision making.
What I am seeing locally here in the Bay Area and East Bay is that our manufactured and modular housing segments play an increasingly important role in addressing our affordability crisis. When well-run operations companies like Champion Homes bring in leadership with strong manufacturing and supply chain expertise, it signals a maturation of this sector and a real commitment to efficiency and reliability. For buyers and sellers in our region, this kind of institutional focus on improving margins and throughput eventually translates to more reliable inventory and better pricing in this important segment of the housing market.
