Casella Waste Systems Inc.

John W. Casella has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors since July 2001 and as our Chief Executive Officer since 1993. Mr. Casella served as President from 1993 to July 2001 and as Chairman of the Board of Directors from 1993 to December 1999. In addition, Mr. Casella has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Casella Waste Management, Inc. since 1977. Mr. Casella is also an executive officer and director of Casella Construction, Inc., a company owned by Mr. Casella and Douglas R. Casella. Mr. Casella has been a member of numerous industry-related and community service-related state and local boards and commissions including the National Recycling Coalition, Board of Directors of the Associated Industries of Vermont, The Association of Vermont Recyclers, Vermont State Chamber of Commerce and the Rutland Industrial Development Corporation. Mr. Casella has also served on various state task forces, serving in an advisory capacity to the Governors of Vermont and New Hampshire on solid waste issues. Mr. Casella holds an Associate of Science in Business Management from Bryant & Stratton University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Education from Castleton State College. Mr. Casella is the brother of Douglas R. Casella, a member of our Board of Directors.

Mr. Chapple was president and owner of Catamount Waste Services, Inc., a central Vermont hauling and landfill operation which the Company purchased in May 1994, from August 1989 to July 1994. Mr. Chapple has been retired since 1995.

Mr. Doody has served as President, North American Delivery, Staples, Inc. since 1998. From 1974 to 1998, Mr. Doody held several managerial positions with the Eastman Kodak Company, serving in his last role as General Manager and Vice President, North America, Office Imaging. Mr. Doody earned his MBA at Simon School of Business, University of Rochester, and his BS in Economics from State University of New York at Brockport.

Paul A. Larkin has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer since January 2008. From June 1998 until he joined us, Mr. Larkin spent ten years in a number of operating capacities for Office Depot, Inc., including, from 2007 through 2008 as Vice President for International Strategy, from 2005 to 2007 as Regional Vice President of Retail Stores responsible for overseeing $1.0 billion of sales, and from 2000 to 2005 as Vice President of Supply Chain and Inventory Management. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Larkin was the Director of Logistics for AutoNation USA, Inc. From 1987 to 1996, Mr. Larkin served in the United States Army in a number of command and staff positions culminating as Aide de Camp for the Director of Logistics, United States Atlantic Command. Mr. Larkin received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Clark University.

Eric Reibsane has served as our Vice President and Chief Information Officer since May 2007. From 2000 to 2007, Mr. Reibsane served as Chief Information Officer for the Asplundh Tree Expert Company. Mr. Reibsane holds a Bachelor of Science – Information Systems Management degree from Saint Leo College.

James W. Bohlig has served as our Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer & President of Casella Renewables Group since January 2008. Mr. Bohlig also served as President from July 2001 to January 2008, Chief Operating Officer from 1993 to January 2008, and as Senior Vice President from 1993 to July 2001. Mr. Bohlig has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 1993. From 1989 until he joined us, Mr. Bohlig was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Russell Corporation, a general contractor and developer based in Rutland, Vermont. Mr. Bohlig is a licensed professional engineer. Mr. Bohlig holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Chemistry from the U.S. Naval Academy, and is a graduate of the Columbia University Executive Program in Business Administration.

John S. Quinn has served as our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since January 2009. From 2001 until he joined us, Mr. Quinn spent eight years in a number of finance capacities for Allied Waste Industries (now Republic Services), including, from 2005 through 2008 as Senior Vice President of Finance, from 2006 through 2007 as Senior Vice President of Finance, Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer, from 2003 through 2006 as Vice President of Financial Analysis and Planning, and from 2001 through 2003 as Assistant Controller. From 1987 through 2001, Mr. Quinn worked for Waste Management in a number of finance and operational roles, most recently as the European Finance Director for Waste Management Services International. Prior to joining Waste Management, Mr. Quinn worked from 1983 through 1987 for a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company in various finance and treasury roles. Mr. Quinn received his bachelor of commerce, accounting and economics degree from the University of Toronto, and he received his MBA from York University. Mr. Quinn is a chartered management accountant.

David L. Schmitt has served as our Vice President and General Counsel since May, 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Schmitt was President of his privately held consulting firm, and further served from 2002 until 2005 as Vice President and General Counsel of BioEnergy International, LLC, a project development firm specializing in the production of ethanol and CO2, as well as the recovery of methane from solid waste landfills. He further served from 1995 until 2001, as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Bradlees, Inc., a large box retailer in the northeast United States, and from 1986 through 1990, as Vice President and General Counsel of Wheelabrator Technologies Inc., a multi-faceted corporation specializing in the development, ownership and operation of large scale refuse-to-energy waste disposal and power facilities, as well as other alternate fuel facilities. He is admitted to the Bar of Pennsylvania, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pennsylvania State University, and his Juris Doctor from Duquesne University School of Law.

Mr. Peters has served as managing general partner of Lake Champlain Capital Management, LLC, since April 2001. From April 1988 until March 2001, Mr. Peters served as managing general partner of Vermont Venture Capital Partners, L.P., which is the general partner of The Vermont Venture Capital Fund, L.P., a venture capital management Company. From July 1986 until March 2001, Mr. Peters also served as general partner of North Atlantic Capital Partners, L.P., which is the general partner of North Atlantic Venture Fund, L.P. From July 1986 to March 2001, Mr. Peters also served as vice president of North Atlantic Capital Corporation, a venture capital management Company. Mr. Peters holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. Mr. Peters has been designated as the lead outside director of the board.

Mr. Callahan has served as a member of our Board of Directors since March 2003. Mr. Callahan was an audit and business advisory partner of Arthur Andersen LLP, an independent public accounting firm, from 1975 to March 2000. While at Arthur Andersen, Mr. Callahan served clients in a number of industries, including manufacturing and mining businesses, electric and gas utilities and independent power producers. Mr. Callahan has been retired since March 2000. Mr. Callahan has been a member of various community service-related boards and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation's Hogan Regional Center and is Trustee Emeriti of Bates College. Mr. Callahan is a graduate of Bates College and holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Graduate School of Management of Rutgers University.

Randy joined Berkshire Partners in 1996 and became a Managing Director in 2000. Previously, Randy was a co-founder of a privately-owned healthcare services company. Earlier, he served as chief of staff for the Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy in the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Randy was also a consultant with Cannon Associates and Bain & Co.

Mr. Chapple was president and owner of Catamount Waste Services, Inc., a central Vermont hauling and landfill operation which the Company purchased in May 1994, from August 1989 to July 1994. Mr. Chapple has been retired since 1995.

Mr. McManus has served as a member of our Board of Directors since August 2005. Since 2003, Mr. McManus has been the chairman and chief executive officer of Zoots Corporation, a privately held operator of dry cleaning stores. From 1994 until 2003 Mr. McManus held several management positions with Aramark Corporation, most recently serving as President of its Business Services Group. Mr. McManus is a graduate of Yale University and holds a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard University.

Mr. Burke has served in a number of senior financial roles, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Intermagnetics General Corporation, a publicly traded medical device company, from December 2001 until its sale to Royal Philips Electronics in November 2006. Before joining Intermagnetics, Burke was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HbT, Inc., a private company manufacturing on-site hydrogen generators for industrial markets and stationary & transportation hydrogen processors for the fuel cell market. Prior to joining HbT in May 2000, Mr. Burke was a Managing Director within the U.S. Investment Banking Department of CIBC Oppenheimer Corp. (now CIBC World Markets). His 20 years of combined investment and merchant banking experience was focused on the power technology, energy and electric utility industries. Mr. Burke has a B.A. in Economics from Lake Forest College, and a Graduate Certificate in Mergers and Acquisitions from The Wharton School.