Ashwood Announces New Chief Financial Officer

Atlanta, Georgia (September 25, 2007). Ashwood Development Company today announced the hiring of its new chief financial officer, David Leffard. 

“I’m delighted to have David join our team,” said Jack Williams, chief operating officer of Ashwood Development Company. “We conducted a comprehensive search for the right candidate. David gives us a CFO with senior financial leadership skills, from daily operations to strategic planning, financing, and execution. His personality, skills, and experience are a tremendous fit for our organization, and I look forward to working closely with David.”

Leffard brings to Ashwood over 30 years of business experience as a senior financial leader, with a broad background both in public accounting and in real estate development and construction. Most recently Leffard served as the CFO for Head Companies in Mobile, Alabama, where for 9 years he directed corporate strategic planning, development financing, and acquisition analysis. Leffard holds an undergraduate degree in Accounting from Auburn University, and a Master in Taxation from the University of Baltimore. 

“Joining Ashwood gives me the opportunity to provide senior financial leadership to one of the premiere real estate developers in Atlanta and Florida’s panhandle,” said Leffard. “I gladly accepted the opportunity to join a company with a diversified structure that includes high-density urban development in Atlanta and resort development in Florida. The company’s needs fit my skills very well, and I’m excited to be here.” 

About Ashwood Development Company
Founded in 1986, Ashwood Development Company develops master planned communities throughout Atlanta, Georgia and Florida's gulf coast. Current developments include Cypress Dunes, a 200+ lot gulf-front development on highway 30-A in Santa Rosa, FL; Ovation, a 120 lot gulf-front project on Cape San Blas near Port St. Joe, FL; and Fanning Bayou, a 999 lot project on the north bay in Panama City, FL.