# HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 18 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 6 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC - Display name: HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-24T11:43:12.904737+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.364 | | Record Quality | 0.843 | | Directors | 8 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 12 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | NOT_REVIEWED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Ara K. Hovnanian: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 1981-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:5 - Edward A. Kangas: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2002-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:6 - J. Larry Sorsby: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 1997-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:7 - Joseph A. Marengi: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2006-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:8 - Miriam Hernandez-Kakol: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2022-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:9 - Robert B. Coutts: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2006-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:10 - Robin Stone Sellers: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2018-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:11 - Vincent Pagano Jr: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2013-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:12 ## Executive leadership - Alexander Hovnanian: President [PRESIDENT]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:13 - Ara K. Hovnanian: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director [CEO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:14 - Brad G. O'Connor: Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:15 - Michael Wyatt: Chief Operating Officer [COO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:16 ## Governance events - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Alexander Hovnanian executive of HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, effective 2025-12-22. Effective: 2025-12-22. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1d32yjg1rhkr72 - CEO_CHANGED: Ara K. Hovnanian executive of HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, effective 2025-12-22. Effective: 2025-12-22. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:8psino6sxpru - CFO_CHANGED: Brad G. O'Connor executive of HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, effective 2025-12-22. Effective: 2025-12-22. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:16emaa8yg9vqu - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Michael Wyatt executive of HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, effective 2025-12-22. Effective: 2025-12-22. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1wfoldxurkxyv - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Miriam Hernandez-Kakol seat on HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1f2qipa1ulpgc - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Robin Stone Sellers seat on HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:17x32hi2bzjfo - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Vincent Pagano Jr seat on HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:11l5c0aca3w3w - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Joseph A. Marengi seat on HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, effective 2006-01-01. Effective: 2006-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1h0nybf3ae7vb - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Robert B. Coutts seat on HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, effective 2006-01-01. Effective: 2006-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1gheqms1bws0qy - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Edward A. Kangas seat on HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, effective 2002-01-01. Effective: 2002-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:6utyq9zn6s2d - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: J. Larry Sorsby seat on HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, effective 1997-01-01. Effective: 1997-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:n4qa6goa105y - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Ara K. Hovnanian seat on HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC, effective 1981-01-01. Effective: 1981-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1xgkpap1mfnzor ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/hovnanian-enterprises-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - Ara K. Hovnanian: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:5. Valid from: 1981-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1474e594ed7ac4cf7983cf9423359d871cb2e2038e032a612d1f85fc9b76ee13. - Edward A. Kangas: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2002-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1474e594ed7ac4cf7983cf9423359d871cb2e2038e032a612d1f85fc9b76ee13. - J. Larry Sorsby: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 1997-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1474e594ed7ac4cf7983cf9423359d871cb2e2038e032a612d1f85fc9b76ee13. - Joseph A. Marengi: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2006-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1474e594ed7ac4cf7983cf9423359d871cb2e2038e032a612d1f85fc9b76ee13. - Miriam Hernandez-Kakol: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1474e594ed7ac4cf7983cf9423359d871cb2e2038e032a612d1f85fc9b76ee13. - Robert B. Coutts: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2006-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1474e594ed7ac4cf7983cf9423359d871cb2e2038e032a612d1f85fc9b76ee13. - Robin Stone Sellers: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1474e594ed7ac4cf7983cf9423359d871cb2e2038e032a612d1f85fc9b76ee13. - Vincent Pagano Jr: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1474e594ed7ac4cf7983cf9423359d871cb2e2038e032a612d1f85fc9b76ee13. - Alexander Hovnanian: President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2025-12-22. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:42c5e6a36b92f4f8ee9fdba329e5ed4826a93458b59d2390764a20db5a65df11. - Ara K. Hovnanian: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2025-12-22. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:521b4df4336495b95743d2e6363a4e7c852269cdc0a0037068e8c5135d54e728. - Brad G. O'Connor: Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2025-12-22. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ffc4e52ec2686aa422e5a79a8ebf3441dee54f5318cbf0538ce8c8411b9c37a9. - Michael Wyatt: Chief Operating Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:leadership_role:16. Valid from: 2025-12-22. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4592391f3eeeb28f386f06d693a4cf0206d11b02af2559e1449c8ea565d73bca. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC. Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:582a028fbdfaf91c7026ecf74b14250bec135cf68f226200782c5b4142bd47d4. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:582a028fbdfaf91c7026ecf74b14250bec135cf68f226200782c5b4142bd47d4. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:582a028fbdfaf91c7026ecf74b14250bec135cf68f226200782c5b4142bd47d4. ## Security Listing - HOV (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:security_listing:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:582a028fbdfaf91c7026ecf74b14250bec135cf68f226200782c5b4142bd47d4. - HOVNP (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:security_listing:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:582a028fbdfaf91c7026ecf74b14250bec135cf68f226200782c5b4142bd47d4. - HOVVB (OTC). Claim: alpha:claim:company:60239f47-60dc-45c4-9533-a5de76d93b9c:security_listing:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:582a028fbdfaf91c7026ecf74b14250bec135cf68f226200782c5b4142bd47d4. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:582a028fbdfaf91c7026ecf74b14250bec135cf68f226200782c5b4142bd47d4: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:1474e594ed7ac4cf7983cf9423359d871cb2e2038e032a612d1f85fc9b76ee13: [DEF 14A ny20061300x1_def14a.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357294/000114036126004409/ny20061300x1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:42c5e6a36b92f4f8ee9fdba329e5ed4826a93458b59d2390764a20db5a65df11: [HOVNP 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357294/000175392625001938/hov-20251031.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:521b4df4336495b95743d2e6363a4e7c852269cdc0a0037068e8c5135d54e728: [HOVNP 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357294/000175392625001938/hov-20251031.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:ffc4e52ec2686aa422e5a79a8ebf3441dee54f5318cbf0538ce8c8411b9c37a9: [HOVVB 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357294/000175392625001938/hov-20251031.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:4592391f3eeeb28f386f06d693a4cf0206d11b02af2559e1449c8ea565d73bca: [HOVNP 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357294/000175392625001938/hov-20251031.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/hovnanian-enterprises-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-24T11:43:12.646448+00:00; recorded 2026-10-24T11:43:12.646448+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.