Taylor Morrison Chairman and CEO Sheryl Palmer has been named a Top CEO in 2018 in the Glassdoor Employees' Choice Awards, chosen by users of the site, Glassdoor.com. Palmer got an approval rating of 96%, a rating that landed her the 19th position among all CEOs of large companies (1,000+ employees) in the U.S.
Palmer is one of three females in the Top 20. Earlier this year Taylor Morrison was awarded a Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award for Best Places to Work in 2018 for achieving a company rating of 4.7 out of 5 from anonymous employee reviews.
"At Taylor Morrison we so often say we're about people and purpose, and no one better represents that sentiment than Sheryl," said Taylor Morrison Chief People Officer Jess Terry. "Our team members adore and respect her, and people are drawn to want to work for Taylor Morrison because of Sheryl's reputation, influence and inherent ability to balance a strong business acumen with warmth and approachability."
Palmer was appointed CEO of Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (NYSE: TMHC) in 2007. Her resilience and resolve helped the company not only weather a global economic recession and housing market crash, but emerge from it on a robust growth trajectory. Palmer has presided over a series of major transformations, including four acquisitions—and one recent definitive merger agreement to acquire AV Homes—the sale of a Canadian operation, and the doubling of markets in the company's portfolio. She led the company to its IPO in 2013 and then to becoming fully floated earlier this year as the nation's sixth largest public home builder by closings. Taylor Morrison's board of directors unanimously named Palmer chairman in addition to her president and CEO responsibilities in 2017.
"I believe leadership is about being accessible, approachable and authentic—chairman and CEO is what I do, but it's not who I am, and I stay grounded with that," said Palmer. "While immersing myself in the many opportunities and challenges the home building industry presents is something I'll never tire of, these days I'm placing an equally weighted emphasis on using the influence that comes with a leadership position to guide and inspire others."
