Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 2, 2004
MARK T. SPEARS joined LKQ Corporation in July 1999 as Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer. From November 1997 until June
1998, Mr. Spears served as Vice President, Controller and Principal
Accounting Officer of Waste Management, Inc. As a member of a newly-
installed executive management team, Mr. Spears helped Waste Management
work through certain difficulties related to the restatement of its
financial statements through the period ended September 30, 1997. Upon
the merger of Waste Management and USA Waste Services Inc. in July 1998,
Mr. Spears continued to serve as a Vice President until June 1999. From
1988 to November 1997, Mr. Spears held various positions of increasing
responsibility in the Untied States and Europe with Waste Management and
its subsidiaries. Prior to his employment with Waste Management, Mr.
Spears, a Certified Public Accountant, worked in public accounting for
approximately nine years. Profile
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