Ashton Woods’ Dan Gezella wins Sales Manager of the Year at NAHB Nationals Contest

Jan. 25, 2011 - PRLog -- Houston, TX - The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has named Dan Gezella Sales Manager of the Year in The Nationals 2011 Gold Awards. Gezella is vice president of sales and marketing for Ashton Woods Homes’ Houston division.

Gezella’s award was announced Jan. 12 during the NAHB’s International Builders Show in Orlando. The Nationals Gold Awards is the nation’s largest competition for new-home sales and marketing professionals. Gezella competed against four other finalists from across the nation to win.

Gezella has twice been named Sales Manager of the Year in the NAHB’s Silver Awards, the prelude to the Gold Awards, having also earned the honor in 2008. He was named Sales Manager of the Year during the 2009 and 2006 Texas Star Awards (Texas Association of Builders) and during the 2009 Houston’s Best Awards (Greater Houston Builders Association) and 2008 PRISM Awards (GHBA).

“I credit my success as a sales manager to my sales team,” Gezella said. “We have an incredible group of people focused not only on individual success, but also team success. That dedication and belief in our product serves our buyers well.”

Gezella has been involved in new-home sales in Houston since 1993. As a former employee of three major home builders, he set sales records and earned numerous awards, including the GHBA’s Million Dollar Sales Award for six consecutive years.
Gezella received a Bachelor of Arts degree in industrial design from Southern Illinois University and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Tyler. He is currently working on a Ph.D. in organization and management. Additionally, he is certified in the following specialties: new-home sales (MSCP and CSP) marketing (CMP) and aging in place (CAPS), and is a certified national trainer for the NAHB.

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One of the Great Gulf Group of Companies, Ashton Woods offers the accessibility, accountability and hands-on customer service of a local homebuilder with the experience, resources and financial strength of an international firm. Over the past 40 years, Ashton Woods has become known for designing versatile, energy-efficient homes priced from the $100s to the $400s. Now building in 10 of the Houston area’s most well-located communities, the company is a Platinum Level Environments for Living™ and Energy Star® builder, honored with the most coveted local, regional and national awards. Ashton Woods is also the developer of Southern Trails in Pearland, Texas.