COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — M/I Homes, Inc. (NYSE: MHO) today announced that Eugene D. Smith, formerly Senior Vice President and Director of Athletics at The Ohio State University and currently President of Gene Smith Consulting, LLC, was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors at its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 13, 2026. Mr. Smith succeeds Norman L. Traeger, who retired from the Board at the Annual Meeting.
In making the announcement, M/I Homes Chairman and CEO Robert H. Schottenstein stated: “We are very pleased to have Gene join our Board. He is a highly respected and accomplished leader, and his experience leading large, complex organizations, strategic perspective and sound judgment will benefit our Board and our Company. We also want to thank Norm Traeger for his many years of dedicated service and significant contributions to M/I Homes.”
As President of Gene Smith Consulting, LLC, Mr. Smith provides leadership training services, with a particular focus on assisting athletic conference commissioners, athletic directors and coaches in the collegiate environment. Prior to founding Gene Smith Consulting, LLC, Mr. Smith was Director of Athletics at The Ohio State University, Arizona State University, Iowa State University and Eastern Michigan University. Mr. Smith currently serves as a director of Under Armour, Inc. In addition, he serves on the boards of the Big Ten Network, Arizona Sports Foundation, National Football Foundation and National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches.
M/I Homes, Inc., celebrating its 50th year in business in 2026, is one of the nation’s leading homebuilders of single-family homes. The Company has homebuilding operations in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Detroit, Michigan; Tampa, Sarasota, Fort Myers/Naples and Orlando, Florida; Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina and Nashville, Tennessee.
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