The Howard Hughes Corporation announced that Frank Stephan has been named President of the company's Nevada region, where he will oversee the acclaimed Summerlin master planned community in Las Vegas. Stephan succeeds long-time regional president Kevin Orrock, who has played a key role in the growth and success of the community since its inception. Orrock will remain with Howard Hughes as a senior advisor.

Stephan has over 25 years of experience executing complex real estate developments in New York and Los Angeles. Prior to joining HHC, he served as head of The Clarett Group'sWest Coast operations, and most recently as Senior Managing Director at Clarett West Development, where he designed, entitled, constructed, and stabilized 1.2 million square feet of large-scale mixed-use projects in Los Angeles. He previously served as Senior Project Manager in Construction Management for Bovis Lend Lease LMB Inc. Stephan brings to Howard Hughes a valuable cross-disciplinary perspective in architecture, construction management, and real estate development—with a resume including the design, entitlement, and delivery of 2 million square feet of residential development, approximately 700,000 square feet of large-scale retail and office development, and six off-Broadway theatres.

Stephan earned a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Columbia University, and a Master of Science in Real Estate Development and Investment with distinction from New York University.