BNET Industries

Metalico Inc.

MEA is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$213.0M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$818.1M
  • Public
Dow Jones Description

Metalico knows that metal is too valuable to waste. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Cranford, NJ, Metalico Inc. (AMEX: MEA) collects and recycles scrap metal. The company operates in two segments: Recycling of Metals and Lead Fabrication. It has 5 metal recycling facilities in western New York State and 6 lead production facilities. It purchases scrap metal from manufacturers, scrap dealers, contractors, and peddlers, then sorts it and prepares it for sale. It deals in steel, aluminum, and lead. The company had 2005 revenue of about $164.3 million and employs about 460 people. In March 2006, it agreed to purchase a 100,000 sq ft property located on 22 acres in DeWitt New York.

Chairman, President & CEO
Carlos Aguero
Number of Employees 612
Contact Information

www.metalico.co...

NAICS Code Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum): 331419

Recent Events

  • Metalico MEA Posts Q3 EPS of $0.12, Tops by 1c

    11/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Market Report -- Short Stories MEA

    10/05/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Morgan Joseph Transitiones Coverage on Metalico MEA to a Buy

    10/05/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Eric W. Finlayson CFO & Senior Vice President
Mike Drury Executive Vice President
Warren Jennings Vice President, Operations
Kevin Whalen Controller
Arnold S Graber
David Delbianco

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Carlos Aguero Chairman, President & CEO
Walter Barandiarian Chairman
Bret R. Maxwell Board of Directors
Earl B. Cornette Board of Directors
Paul A. Garrett Member of the Board of Directors
Walter H Barandiaran Board of Directors

Carlos E. Agüero founded the Company in August 1997 and has served as the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer since that time. From 1988 to 1996, he held the position of President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Continental Waste Industries, which he founded in 1988 and helped guide through more than thirty acquisitions and mergers. Continental commenced trading on the Nasdaq Global Market in 1993 and was acquired by Republic Industries in 1996.

Organization Position Status
Metalico Inc. Chairman, President & CEO Current
Askit Systems, Inc. President, CEO and Founder of Metalico Current
Metalico Inc. President Current
Metalico Inc. Founder Current
Askit Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Gulf Coast Recycling Inc. President Former
Cooper's Inc. Former
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Former
Upsala College B.A. Former

Eric W. Finlayson has been a Senior Vice President and our Chief Financial Officer since our founding in August 1997. Mr. Finlayson is a Certified Public Accountant with twenty-five years of experience in accounting. He has extensive background in SEC reporting and compliance. From 1993 through 1997, Mr. Finlayson was Corporate Controller of Continental Waste Industries.

Organization Position Status
Metalico Inc. CFO & Senior Vice President Current

Michael J. Drury has been an Executive Vice President of the Company since its founding in August 1997 and a director since September 1997. He served as Secretary of the Company from March 2000 to July 2004. From February 1988 through June 1997, Mr. Drury was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors of Continental Waste Industries, Inc. His responsibilities include acquisition development, investor relations, operations, and debt management.

Organization Position Status
Metalico Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Metalico Inc. Board of Directors Current
West Coast Shot Inc. President Former

Organization Position Status
Metalico Inc. Vice President, Operations Current
Metalico Rochester, Inc Vice President of Operations Current
Metal Management, Inc. General Manager Former

Kevin Whalen was appointed Vice President & Corporate Controller in August 2006.. Kevin joined the Company in July 2004 as Corporate Controller. From 2000 until that time he served as Finance Manager of Ivoice, Inc. in Matawan, New Jersey. From 1996 to 2000 Mr. Whalen served as Corporate Controller for Willcox & Gibbs in Carteret, New Jersey. His responsibilities at Metalico include financial statement preparation and SEC reporting. Mr. Whalen is a Certified Public Accountant.

Organization Position Status
Metalico Rochester, Inc Vice President & Corporate Controller Current
Nagel Family Vice President & Corporate Controller Current
Metalico Inc. Controller Current
Ivoice Com, Inc. Finance Manager Former

Arnold S. Graber has been an Executive Vice President and the General Counsel of the Company since May 2004 and the Secretary since July 2004. From 2002 until April 2004 he practiced law with the firm of Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, P.C. in New York, New York. From 1998 to 2001 he served as general counsel of TSR Wireless LLC, a privately held paging carrier and telecommunications retailer based in Fort Lee, New Jersey. From 1988 to 1998, Mr. Graber was a member of the Law Department of The First National Bank of Chicago. Prior to that time he was in private practice. He is a member of the bars of the states of Illinois, New Jersey, and New York.

Organization Position Status
Metalico Inc. Current
The First National Bank of Chicago member Former

Organization Position Status
Metalico Rochester, Inc Vice President Business Development Current
Metalico Inc. Current
Republic Services, Inc. Former

Walter is a Founder and Managing Partner of The Argentum Group, a New York-based private equity firm, founded in 1987. Argentum serves as a General Partner of several investment funds with aggregate investment capital of over $400 million and a portfolio of over 50 active investments. Walter is responsible for coordinating private equity investment opportunities in the software, business outsourcing and manufacturing sectors. Walter has more than 15 years of private equity experience, including assisting Argentum's portfolio companies in corporate, management and operational issues. Since February 2002, Walter is the Chairman & CEO of HorizonLive, Inc., a leading software platform for live, web-based teaching, learning, and interactive communications. In addition, Walter also serves as Chairman of AFS Technologies, Inc. and is on the Board of Directors of Conner Industries, Inc., LifeStar Corporation, M3 Technologies, Inc., Medsite.com, Inc., Metalico, Inc., and StructuredWeb, Inc.. Walter received a Bachelors degree from Baruch College (CUNY) and attended the New York University's Business School.

Organization Position Status
The Argentum Group Founder and Managing Partner Current
Metalico Inc. Chairman Current
M3 Technologies Chairman Current
StructuredWeb Chairman Current
Medsite, Inc. Chairman Current
Conner Industries Inc. Board of Directors Current
Securepipe, Inc Board of Directors Current
Afs Technologies, Inc. Chairman Former
City University of New York Bachelors Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Mk Capital, LLC Founder Current
Metalico Rochester, Inc Committee Chair Current
Metalico Rochester, Inc Director Current
Dbs Communications Inc. Director Current
The Mount Sinai Hospital Director Current
American Brain Tumor Association Director Current
Metalico Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nagel Family Director Current
First Analysis Co-Chief Executive Officer Former
First Analysis Co-Founder Former
Mk Capital, LLC Managing General Partner Former
Illinois Venture Capital Association Chairman Former
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University Graduate Former
Northwestern University Former

Earl B. Cornette has been a Director since September 1997. Since 1995, Mr. Cornette has been President of EBC Consulting, Inc., a consulting firm in the lead and environmental industries based in Palm Harbor, Florida. From 1990 to 1995, Mr. Cornette was Chairman of the board of directors of Schuylkill Holdings Corporation, a secondary lead smelter. Since 1989, Mr. Cornette has served as Chairman of the Association of Battery Recyclers, an organization composed of secondary lead smelting companies dedicated to sound recycling practices and good environmental controls. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Cornette was also a consultant to ENTACT, Inc., a firm that specializes in environmental cleanups, especially lead related.

Organization Position Status
Metalico Inc. Board of Directors Current

Paul Garrett is a certified public accountant and former audit partner with the former Arthur Andersen & Co.. Mr. Garrett is an audit committee financial expert under the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Metalico, Inc. and chairs its Audit Committee. Mr. Garrett will also head the audit committee for AFS Technologies, Inc.. He was the chief executive officer of FCR, Inc., an environmental services company involved in the recycling of paper, plastic, aluminum, glass and metals, from 1991 to 1998. Upon FCR's merger in 1998 into KTI, Inc., a solid waste disposal and recycling concern that operated waste-to-energy facilities and manufacturing facilities utilizing recycled materials, he was appointed vice chairman and a member of KTI's Executive Committee. He held those positions until KTI was acquired by Casella Waste Systems, Inc., in 1999.

Organization Position Status
Afs Technologies, Inc. Audit Partner Current
Metalico Rochester, Inc Chairman Current
Afs Technologies, Inc. Director Current
KTI, Inc. Vice Chairman Current
Environmental Quality Management, Inc. Director Current
Metalico Inc. Member of the Board of Directors Current
Fcr Vice Chairman Current
Metalico Rochester, Inc Board of Directors Current
Fcr CEO Former
Afs Technologies, Inc. Certified Public Accountant Former
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Brownstone Research Group, Inc. Managing Partner and Co-Founder of The Argentum Group Current
Argentum Corporation Co-Founder Current
The Argentum Group Co-Founder Current
Wimba, Inc. Managing Partner, Argentum Group Current
StructuredWeb Managing Partner, the Argentum Group Current
Afs Technologies, Inc. Chairman Current
Horizon Wimba, Inc. Chairman Current
Metalico Rochester, Inc Committee Chair Current
LP Technologies Board of Directors Current
Metalico Inc. Board of Directors Current
StructuredWeb Board of Directors Current
Brownstone Research Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lifestar Board of Directors Current
Metalico Rochester, Inc Director Current
M3 Technologies Board of Directors Current
Conner Industries Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nagel Family Director Current
Medsite, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Environmental Quality Management, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Matthews Book Co Board of Directors Current
Lifestar Response Corp. Board of Directors Current
Wimba, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Horizon Wimba, Inc. CEO Former
The Argentum Group Managing Partner Former
Afs Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Former
City University of New York Bba In International Business Former
Baruch College Bachelors Degree Former
Businessschool Former