2023-04-24 06:31:25 ET
- Waste Connections ( NYSE: WCN ) notifies that Ronald J. Mittelstaedt, the Executive Chairman of the company, has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 23, 2023.
- Mr. Mittelstaedt succeeds Worthing F. Jackman in this role.
- Upon his departure, Mr. Jackman also stepped down as a member of the company's board and withdrew as a nominee for election as a director at the company's 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
- Mr. Mittelstaedt is the company's founder and served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer from 1997 until July 2019, when ?he transitioned to the position of Executive Chairman of the board.?
- In connection with his reappointment as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mittelstaedt remains on the board, but will no longer serve as Executive Chairman.
- Concurrent with this change, the company's lead independent director, Michael W. Harlan, became Chairman of the board in a non-executive capacity.
- In conjunction with this announcement, the company is reaffirming its 2023 full year financial outlook as originally provided in February .
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Waste Connections CEO Worthing Jackman departs, Ronald Mittelstaedt succeeds; reaffirms FY23 outlook