KB Home has hired Brian Woram as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, effective July 15. He will succeed Wendy Shiba, who has served in this capacity since 2007. Shiba will remain with the Company as executive vice president and special counsel to the CEO until the end of the year, reporting to president and chief executive officer, Jeffrey Mezger, facilitating the transition and other matters.

Previously, Woram served as senior vice president and general counsel of H&R Block in Kansas City. Before joining H&R Block, Woram spent 14 years at Centex Corporation, a major public homebuilder headquartered in Dallas. While at Centex, he was responsible for legal, internal audit and corporate compliance. He served in several lead roles at Centex, most recently as senior vice president, chief legal officer and chief compliance officer. Prior to Centex, Woram was a shareholder at the Dallas-based law firm Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell.