Leading Executives in Waste Management and Remediation Services
Michael L. Battles
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Clean Harbors
Co-CEO steering North America’s largest hazardous waste and industrial services company through its Vision 2027 growth plan after a planned transition from founder Alan McKim; previously CFO for seven years.
Company bio | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Estelle Brachlianoff
Chief Executive Officer, Veolia Group
Engineer-turned-operator who became global CEO on July 1, 2022 and is pushing U.S. expansion (including taking full ownership of WT&S) as Veolia scales water, waste, and energy solutions worldwide.
Company bio | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Dan Brazil
Chief Executive Officer, USA, FCC Environmental Services (USA)
U.S. CEO since 2024, charged with expanding FCC’s U.S. municipal collection, MRF and landfill footprint after leading operations as COO.
Leadership page | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
John W. Casella
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Casella Waste Systems
Founder-family leader who built Casella into a leading Northeast recycler and solid waste operator; announced he will transition from CEO to Executive Chairman effective Jan. 1, 2026.
News/IR | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Salvatore “Sal” Coniglio
Chief Executive Officer, Recology
CEO of the West Coast’s largest 100% employee‑owned hauler, known for pioneering curbside organics and piloting new low/zero‑emission collection technologies.
Leadership page | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Patrick Dovigi
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, GFL Environmental
Founder-CEO who grew GFL into North America’s 4th-largest diversified environmental services provider via aggressive M&A and portfolio shaping (including 2025 GIP recapitalization).
Leadership page | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Michael Dulin
Chief Executive Officer, Rubicon Technologies
Appointed CEO in January 2025 to lead the software‑driven marketplace for waste and recycling through its next phase of growth and profitability.
CEO announcement | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
James C. “Jim” Fish, Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer, WM (Waste Management)
Long‑tenured WM leader and public-company CEO since 2016, guiding North America’s largest environmental solutions provider and its recycling, organics and renewable energy growth platforms.
Company bio | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
F. Nicholas (Nick) Grasberger III
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Enviri Corporation (Clean Earth, Harsco Environmental)
Chairman & CEO overseeing Enviri’s portfolio, including Clean Earth’s hazardous waste platform and Harsco Environmental’s metals by‑product services.
Leadership page | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Marc Hathhorn
Chief Executive Officer, Radius Recycling (formerly Schnitzer Steel)
Elevated to CEO effective Sept. 1, 2025 as Radius proceeds toward acquisition by Toyota Tsusho America; charged with operational excellence across a large North American metals recycling network.
News article | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Vijay Manthripragada
President & Chief Executive Officer, Montrose Environmental Group
President & CEO growing a vertically integrated air, water and soil services platform; recently secured a role on a $1.5B USAF remediation MATOC.
Company bio | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Dan Mayo
Chief Executive Officer, WIN Waste Innovations
CEO leading a rapidly integrated post‑collection platform across the Northeast, including waste‑to‑energy, transfer, rail and hauling assets.
Leadership page | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Stephen Mikkelsen
Group Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Sims Limited
Group CEO of one of the world’s largest metal and electronics recyclers, advancing circularity with a global North America‑heavy footprint.
Company bio | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Cindy J. Miller
President & Chief Executive Officer, Stericycle
First woman to lead a major U.S. public waste company (since 2019); driving transformation in medical waste and secure information destruction.
Leadership page | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Azeez Mohammed
President & Chief Executive Officer, Reworld (formerly Covanta)
Industry veteran helming the rebranded Covanta platform, expanding sustainable waste solutions and thermomechanical treatment network across North America.
Leadership/news | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Ronald J. Mittelstaedt
President & Chief Executive Officer, Waste Connections
Founder who returned to the CEO role in 2023 to guide the industry’s third‑largest operator with a decentralized, secondary‑market strategy.
Executive officers | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
HP Nanda
Chief Executive Officer, Heritage Environmental Services
Appointed CEO in 2024 to lead one of North America’s largest special waste firms following EQT Infrastructure’s majority investment.
Press release | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
William J. “Bill” Rumpke Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer, Rumpke Waste & Recycling
Third‑generation leader who has scaled Rumpke into a billion‑dollar, top‑tier private hauler and recycler in the Midwest.
Biography | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Tom Szaky
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, TerraCycle
Founder‑CEO and circularity evangelist behind global programs to collect and recycle traditionally hard‑to‑recycle waste streams and Loop reusable packaging.
Team/bio | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
Jon Vander Ark
President & Chief Executive Officer, Republic Services
CEO since 2021 leading the build‑out of a comprehensive environmental solutions platform, with strong progress against 2030 circularity and decarbonization goals.
Leadership page | Company site | LinkedIn (company)
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