Date: August 7, 2008
Source: Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C.
Veolia Environmental Services Names New President and CEO of Hazardous Waste Division
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C. (Veolia), the hazardous waste division of Veolia Environmental Services (VE) , is pleased to announce the appointment of a new president and CEO to its leadership post. Jim Bell assumes the top position effective August 1, 2008. He replaces Philippe Martin, who has been appointed Vice President, Innovation and Technology for Veolia Environnement based in Paris. Bell previously served as Vice President, East Region Operations.
Michel Gourvennec, CEO of Veolia Environmental Services North America, commented on these key appointments. "Philippe Martin has been a great asset and resource to the Technical Solutions group, having joined us in 1996 from our parent company Veolia Environnement. We are fortunate, however, to have a key individual to promote from within the organization," said Gourvennec. "Jim Bell has been with us for the past 23 years. This experience, coupled with a profound understanding of our culture and a wealth of strategic insights, will serve him well in his new role as president and CEO."
Mr. Bell will be responsible for the overall operations of the second largest hazardous waste services company in North America. "My overriding objective is to continue the exceptional growth of the Technical Solutions business by building upon improvements in the quality of our people, safety in the workplace and efficiencies in facilities and services, including expanding our recycling and reclaim capabilities."
Jim Bell joined Veolia in 1986 in the Regulatory Affairs Department. He served for five years as the General Manager of the New Jersey Branch and spent the last four years as Vice President, East Region Operations. He is a graduate of Villanova University with a degree in chemical engineering.
Mr. Martin returns home to France where he assumes the role of Vice President, Innovation and Technology for Veolia Environnement. In this capacity, he will lead the research efforts of Veolia worldwide.
About Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC.
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C., a subsidiary of Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp., provides a complete range of services for industrial and municipal customers needing to dispose of hazardous and regulated waste. Veolia ES Technical Solutions has 48 sales, service and treatment and disposal facilities conveniently located throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Capabilities include labor services on customer's sites, permitted and secure incineration, fuels blending, recycling of solvents and acids, lighting and electronic waste recycling, and low-level radioactive and mixed waste solutions. The company has 15 permitted Treatment Storage Disposal Facilities and 37 10-day in transit locations.
About Veolia Environmental Services North America
Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp., headquartered in Lombard, IL, offers fully integrated environmental solutions to virtually all industrial, commercial, municipal and residential sectors. It is part of the Veolia Environmental Services (VES) group, the only global manager of liquid, solid, non-hazardous and hazardous waste; on-site waste processing, industrial cleaning and process maintenance; and recycling, recovery and disposal for both the public and private sectors. VES is the largest waste services company in the world. It has over 92,500 employees in 42 countries and posted revenues of $13.6 billion in 2007. Veolia Environnement (VE) , the parent of VES, with operations in water, waste, energy and transportation management, has more than 320,000 employees in 68 countries and recorded revenues of $48 billion in 2007. For more information, please visit www.VeoliaES.com.
For more information, contact:
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C., Lombard
Jim Dykhuis, 630-218-1763
jim.dykhuis@veoliaes.com.
or
Veolia Environmental Services North America
Denisse Ike, 630-218-1751
Denisse.ike@veoliaes.com.
or
On Ideas
Denise Graham, 904-354-2600
Denisegraham@onideas.com.
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