Mark W. Millis
Chairman and President

Mr. Millis is a graduate of the University of Houston with over thirty-three years of experience in commercial and residential real estate acquisition, development, construction and brokerage. He currently serves as the Chairman and President of The Millis Group Inc., Millis Management Corporation, Royal Valley Utilities, Inc. and TMG Engineering, Inc.  In addition, these companies serve as the general partner of many different limited partnerships.

Mr. Millis began his career as an analyst for a major land acquisition company in the early seventies. In 1986 he initiated the formation of Duddlesten Realty Advisors, Inc. and served as Vice President and Managing Director until 1992. The corporation was formed to provide analytical, financial and marketing advise to institutional clients owning income producing real property. The corporation successfully marketed over 300 million dollars of REO property in a five year period.

In 1992, Mr. Millis formed Millis Management Corporation (MMC) to serve as the general partner and construction manager for many different projects to follow. Some of these projects included a 40,000 square foot office/warehouse development which was leased to 100% occupancy and sold in 1996, a Galveston beachfront subdivision entitled “Half Moon Beach” and a residential subdivision containing acreage home sites entitled “Shiloh Lake Estates”.

In 1995, Royal Lakes Limited was created to develop “Royal Lakes Estates”; a master planned residential community on 329 acres near Booth, Texas. In addition, Mr. Millis formed the construction division and acquired heavy equipment and construction personnel necessary to complete the construction of the development. In 1996, Mr. Millis formed The Millis Group, Inc. to serve as the exclusive marketing agent for the various developments in the Millis organization. In 2004, Mr. Millis formed TMG Engineering, Inc. to provide civil engineering services for future developments. TMG Engineering, Inc. recently completed the conceptual land plan and final development plan for a new master planned community entitled "Kingdom Heights" that will contain approximately 1,547 new homes and 22 acres of retail and commercial development on 572 acres of land. Other projects developed by The Millis Group, Inc. have been a three-story office building in Sugar Land, Texas, “Sovereign Shores Estates”, "The Retreat" and "Royal Lakes Manor" which are all prestigious privately gated estate home communities in Sugar Land, Texas.

Mr. Millis is a licensed Broker in the State of Texas and serves on the State Bar of Texas Lawyer's Grievance Committee.  He speaks spanish fluently, is a multi-engine and instrument rated aircraft pilot and serves on many different Boards for various corporations and local and civic associations. He is a devout Christian and is very supportive of his wife and four children.