Our Team / Founders

Wayne Stelmar, Partner and Chief Financial Officer. Wayne has over 25 years of homebuilding experience in Southern California. In 1998, when Watt Residential Partners and John Laing Homes merged, he became CFO of John Laing Homes. His primary duties involved the oversight of the finance, accounting and financial reporting, treasury and risk-management functions. Additionally, he served as a member of the company’s Land Review Committee and was significantly involved in strategic planning. In June 2001, he along with Larry Webb, lead in the management buyout of Laing PLC and Whitehall, and in June 2006, the sale of John Laing Homes to Emaar Properties. Prior to joining John Laing Homes, Wayne served as CFO of Watt Residential Partners (1988-1998). He has also worked with CPA firms including E&Y, Kenneth Leventhal & Company, and Grant Thornton.