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10
Ronald J. Mittelstaedt
Age: ............... 52
Director Since: . . . . . . 2013
Committees: . . . . . . . . Member of the Compensation Committee; Member of the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee; Member of the Safety and Compliance Committee
Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Waste Connections, Inc. (“Waste
Connections”)
Experience: . . . . . . . . . Mr. Mittelstaedt has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Waste
Connections, a company he founded, since January 1998. Under Mr. Mittelstaedt’s leadership,
Waste Connections has become the third largest company in the North American solid waste
and recycling industry, employing more than 7,000 people nationwide. Mr. Mittelstaedt also
established the RDM Positive Impact foundation in 2004 to improve the lives of
underprivileged and at-risk children. Prior to his career in waste management, he spent three
years in the air freight industry. The common stock of Waste Connections is traded on the
New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Mittelstaedt holds a bachelor’s degree in Business
Economics and Finance from the University of California—Santa Barbara.
The Board recognizes Mr. Mittelstaedt’s expertise in making large capital equipment
decisions, extensive experience working with groups of diverse employees in various
geographic regions and history of developing an organizational culture of strong work ethics.
Mr. Mittelstaedt also contributes to the Board his insight as an experienced chief executive
officer of a publicly-traded company, which the Board has found valuable in its deliberations.
Other Directorships: . Mr. Mittelstaedt currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Waste Connections and as a
director of Pride Industries, a non-profit organization which provides manufacturing, supply
chain, logistics and facilities services to public and private organizations nationwide while
creating jobs for people with disabilities.