Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Ronald J. Mittelstaedt has been Chief Executive Officer and a director of Waste Connections since the company was formed, and was elected Chairman in January 1998. Mr. Mittelstaedt also served as President from Waste Connections’ formation through August 2004. Mr. Mittelstaedt has more than 21 years of experience in the solid waste industry. He holds a B.S. degree in Business Economics with a finance emphasis from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Steven F. Bouck has been President of Waste Connections since September 1, 2004. From February 1998 to that date, Mr. Bouck served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bouck held various positions with First Analysis Corporation from 1986 to 1998, focusing on financial services to the environmental industry. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| First Analysis |
|
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
M.B.A. in Finance |
Former |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
M.S. Degrees In Mechanical Engineering |
Former |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
B.S. |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
B.S. |
Former |
Darrell W. Chambliss has been Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Waste Connections since October 2003. From October 1, 1997 to that date, he served as Executive Vice President Operations. Mr. Chambliss has more than 16 years of experience in the solid waste industry. Mr. Chambliss holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas.
Eric O. Hansen has been Vice President Chief Information Officer of Waste Connections since July 2004. From January 2001 to July 2004, Mr. Hansen served as Vice President Information Technology. From April 1998 to December 2000, Mr. Hansen served as Director of Management Information Systems. Mr. Hansen holds a B.S degree from Portland State University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mu Frti |
Assistant Chief With the Springfield Fd |
Current |
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Sale and Marketing |
Current |
| Mu Frti |
Adjunct Faculty Member |
Former |
| Missouri State University |
B.S. Degree In Management and Marketing |
Former |
| Southwest Missouri State University |
B.S. In Management and Marketing |
Former |
Eric M. Merrill has been Senior Vice President – People, Safety and Development of Waste Connections since January 2009. From June 2007 to that date, Mr. Merrill served as Senior Vice President – People, Training and Development. Mr. Merrill joined us in 1998 and since 2000 had served as Regional Vice President – Pacific Northwest Region. Mr. Merrill has over 20 years of experience in the solid waste industry. He holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Oregon.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
Vice President Corporate Controller |
Current |
| Financial Reporting, Inc |
Manager |
Former |
| Fibercom |
Corporate Controller |
Former |
| California State University Sacramento |
B.S. degree in Accounting |
Former |
| California State University |
B.S. Degree In Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
Vice President Western Region |
Current |
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Madera County |
Director |
Former |
| Fresno State University |
B.S. Degree In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Wildlife Heritage Foundation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
General Counsel, Secretary & Vice President |
Current |
| Wildlife Heritage Foundation |
Executive Director |
Current |
| Wildlife Heritage Foundation |
Manager |
Current |
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Wildlife Heritage Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| USDA Forest Service |
Program Manager |
Former |
| University of California, Davis |
Ph.D. In Insect Ecology |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
M.S. In Entomology |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
B.S. |
Former |
| University of California, Davis |
B.S. |
Former |
Richard K. Wojahn has been Vice President – Business Development of Waste Connections since February 2009. From September 2005 to that date, Mr. Wojahn served as Director of Business Development. Mr. Wojahn served as Vice President of Operations for Mountain Jack Environmental Services, Inc. (which was acquired by Waste Connections in September 2005) from January 2004 to September 2005. Mr. Wojahn has more than 25 years of experience in the solid waste industry having held various management positions with Waste Management, Inc. and Allied Waste Industries, Inc. He attended Western Illinois University.
Scott I. Schreiber has been Vice President – Disposal Operations of Waste Connections since February 2009. From October 1998 to that date, Mr. Schreiber served as Director of Landfill Operations. Mr. Schreiber has more than 29 years of experience in the solid waste industry. From September 1993 to September 1998, Mr. Schreiber served as corporate Director of Landfill Development and corporate Director of Environmental Compliance for Allied Waste Industries, Inc. From August 1988 to September 1993, Mr. Schreiber served as Regional Engineer (Continental Region) and corporate Director of Landfill Development for Laidlaw Waste Systems Inc. From June 1979 to August 1988, Mr. Schreiber held several managerial and technical positions in the solid waste and environmental industry. He holds a B.S. degree in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin at Parkside.
Mr. Cutler is a co-founder of Mobile Environmental Technologies, Inc which has joined with Terra Sana to form MECO. He is also a co-founder of Waste Connections (WCN), the fourth largest public solid waste company in the US and with a two billion dollar market cap. Mr. Cutler is the managing partner of The Cutler Group, an early stage Venture Capital vehicle. He has been investing in and starting companies since 1990. He has invested in over 20 companies that have either gone public, been an M&A candidate or remained private. They include companies such as Serius (Novell), Hollywood Entertainment, USWeb, Earthlink, Jakks Pacific, Immunix, Fatpipe, Net Chemistry, Peoplenet, Manyone.Net, etc. He also co-founded SRS Labs (SRSL) and E-Offering (acquired by Schwab), and sits on the Boards of MECO Environmental, Manyone Networks and NetChemistry. Mr. Cutler is a magna cum laude graduate from the University of California at Berkeley and Santa Barbara and currently resides in Newport Beach, California.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Terrasana |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Terra Sana Group |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| The Cutler Group |
Managing Partner |
Current |
| Manyone Networks |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Netchemistry, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Terra Sana Group |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mobile Environmental Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| SRS Labs, Inc. |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Delaware Corporation |
Director of Publicly Traded Companies |
Former |
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
Director of Publicly Traded Companies |
Former |
| University of Puget Sound |
BA In Business Administration |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
|
Former |
| University of Puget Sound |
Trustee |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Terra Sana Group |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Terrasana |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Terra Sana Group |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mobile Environmental Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
Director of Publicly Traded Companies |
Former |
| Delaware Corporation |
Director of Publicly Traded Companies |
Former |
| University of Puget Sound |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Puget Sound |
BA In Business Administration |
Former |
Mr. Guillet is an independent human resources consultant. From October 1, 2005 until December 31, 2006, he was Senior Vice President, Human Resources for the Gillette Global Business Unit of The Procter & Gamble Company, a position he held subsequent to the merger of Gillette with Procter & Gamble. From July 1, 2001 until September 30, 2005, Mr. Guillet was Senior Vice President, Human Resources and an executive officer of The Gillette Company, a global consumer products company. He joined Gillette in 1974 and has held a broad range of leadership positions in its human resources department. Mr. Guillet is a former member of Boston University's Human Resources Policy Institute. He holds a B.A. degree in English Literature and Secondary Education from Boston College.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| RMC Research Foundation |
President & CEO |
Current |
| U.S. Concrete Inc. |
President & CEO |
Current |
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
Committee Member |
Current |
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| U.S. Concrete Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| RMC Research Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| U.S. Concrete Inc. |
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Apple Orthodontix |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Apple Orthodontix |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Apple Orthodontix |
Vice President |
Former |
| University of Mississippi |
B.A. Degree |
Former |
William J. Razzouk is Chief Executive Officer of Newgistics, Inc., a provider of intelligent returns management solutions for direct retailers and technology companies. Mr. Razzouk also owns WJR Advisors and WJR Ventures, management consulting and investment firms. From August 2000 to December 2002, he was a Managing Director of Paradigm Capital Partners, LLC, a venture capital firm in Memphis, Tennessee that focuses on meeting the capital and advisory needs of emerging growth companies. From September 1998 to August 2000, he was Chairman of PlanetRx.com, an e-commerce company focused on healthcare and sales of prescription and over-the-counter medicines, health and beauty products and medical supplies. He was also Chief Executive Officer of PlanetRx.com from September 1998 until April 2000. From April 1998 until September 1998, Mr. Razzouk owned a management consulting business and an investment company that focused on identifying strategic acquisitions. From September 1997 until April 1998, he was the President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of Storage USA, Inc., a then publicly traded (now private) real estate investment trust that owns and operates more than 350 mini storage warehouses. He served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of America Online from February 1996 to June 1996. From 1983 to 1996, Mr. Razzouk held various management positions at Federal Express Corporation, most recently as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Customer Operations, with full worldwide profit and loss responsibility. Mr. Razzouk previously held management positions at ROLM Corporation, Philips Electronics and Xerox Corporation. He previously was a director of Fritz Companies, Inc., Sanifill, Inc., Cordis Corp., Storage USA, PlanetRx.com, America Online and La Quinta Motor Inns. Mr. Razzouk holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Georgia.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Newgistics, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Newgistics, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ReTrans |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Planetrx.Com |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Waste Connections, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Storage USA, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| AOL LLC |
President |
Former |
| AOL LLC |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Storage USA, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| FedEx Corporation |
chief operating officer |
Former |
| Federal Express Corporation |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Federal Express Corporation |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| FedEx Corporation |
executive vice president |
Former |
| ROLM Corporation |
|
Former |
| Planetrx.Com |
Chairman |
Former |
| Cordis Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| Planetrx.Com |
Director |
Former |
| AOL LLC |
Director |
Former |
| Storage USA, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| The University of Georgia |
Bachelor of Journalism Degree |
Former |
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