Date: February 3, 2011
Source: Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc.
Veolia ES Solid Waste (Chicago, IL) announced the appointment of Tom Riek to the newly created position of Vice President of recycling. The new position appears to recognize the increasing importance of recycling in the vertically integrated enterprise. "In his new role, Riek will work to continue to define Veolia's recycling strategy, improve processes and develop new capabilities to enhance the company's offerings to customers," the company said. "Our vision is 'to be the company trusted by all to provide innovative, comprehensive and sustainable solutions.' Tom's experience and expertise in various facets of our industry will serve us well as we continue to move forward with our goals," said Jim Long, Veolia ES president and CEO. Riek is a 25-year veteran of the waste industry. Prior to joining Veolia, he served as CEO of the Container Recycling Alliance (CRA) and before that as CFO of Recycle America Alliance, Inc.
PRESS RELEASE
February 1, 2011
Veolia Environmental Services Names Vice President of Recycling
MILWAUKEE, Wisc. - Jim Long, president and CEO of Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc., announced the appointment of Tom Riek to Vice President of Recycling, a newly created position within the company. Veolia ES Solid Waste Inc. is the solid waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America (VESNA).
In his new role, Riek will work to continue to define Veolia's recycling strategy, improve processes and develop new capabilities to enhance the company's offerings to customers. Prior to his appointment, Riek worked with Veolia ES Solid Waste as a partner of Pebble Creek Partners, LLC.
"Our vision is 'to be the company trusted by all to provide innovative, comprehensive and sustainable solutions.' Tom's experience and expertise in various facets of our industry will serve us well as we continue to move forward with our goals," said Jim Long in an internal statement.
Prior to joining Veolia, Riek served as Chief Executive Officer of Container Recycling Alliance (CRA), an industry leading recycling organization, and as Chief Financial Officer of Recycle America Alliance, Inc.
Riek has more than 25 years of general management, operational, finance and accounting experience in the waste industry.
About Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc.
Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc., part of Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp., is one of the largest solid waste companies in North America, providing a full range of services to commercial, industrial and residential customers in 12 states, the Bahamas, and Canada. Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc. operates 74 collection facilities and 30 solid waste sanitary landfill facilities in North America. By working in partnership with communities, we aim to preserve valuable resources and extend landfill capacity by focusing on waste reduction, curbside collection, sorting and the processing and marketing of recyclables.
Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp.
Based in Chicago, Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp. is the leading provider of fully integrated waste, environmental and industrial cleaning solutions to residential, municipal, commercial and industrial customers across the US, Canada and the Caribbean. The company is part of the Veolia Environnement companies in North America, with 30,000 North American employees providing sustainable environmental solutions in water management, waste services, energy management, and passenger transportation.
The Veolia Environmental Services group is the largest waste services company in the world and 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. Its parent company, Veolia Environnement (NYSE: VE and Paris Euronext: VIE), is the worldwide reference in environmental services. With more than 313,000 employees in 74 countries, Veolia Environnement recorded annual revenues of almost $50 billion in 2009. Visit the company's Web sites at www.veolia.com and VeoliaES.com.
For more information, contact:
Denisse Ike, Veolia Environmental Services North America
Tel: 312 552 2800
denisse.ike@veoliaes.com.
Denise Graham, On Ideas
Tel: 904 354 2600
denisegraham@onideas.com.
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