Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 28, 2000
RONALD J. MITTELSTAEDT has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a
director of Waste Connections since the company was formed, and was
elected Chairman in January 1998. He also served as a consultant to
Waste Connections in August and September 1997. Mr. Mittelstaedt has
approximately 13 years of experience in the solid waste industry. He
served as a consultant to United Waste Systems, Inc., with the title of
Executive Vice President, from January 1997 to August 1997, where he was
responsible for corporate development for all states west of Colorado.
As Regional Vice President of USA Waste Services, Inc. (including
Sanifill, Inc., which was acquired by USA Waste Services, Inc.) from
November 1993 to January 1997, he was responsible for all operations in
16 states and Canada. Mr. Mittelstaedt held various positions at
Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. from August 1987 to November 1993, most
recently as Division Vice President in Northern California, overseeing
the San Jose market. Previously he was the District Manager responsible
for BFI's operations in Sacramento and the surrounding areas. He holds a
BS in Finance from the University of California at Santa Barbara. STEVEN
F. BOUCK has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Waste Connections since February 1998. Mr. Bouck held various
positions with First Analysis Corporation from 1986 to 1998, including
most recently as Managing Director coordinating corporate finance. In
that capacity, he provided merger and acquisition advisory services to
companies in the environmental industry. Mr. Bouck was also responsible
for assisting in investing venture capital funds focused on the
environmental industry that were managed by First Analysis. In
connection with those investments, he served on the Boards of Directors
for several companies. While at First Analysis, Mr. Bouck also provided
analytical research coverage of a number of publicly traded
environmental services companies. Mr. Bouck holds BS and MS degrees in
Mechanical Engineering from Rensslelaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA
in Finance from the Wharton School. He has been a Chartered Financial
Analyst since 1990. Profile
Mr. Mittelstaedt: Waste Connections is a non-hazardous solid waste
company that is focused on consolidating and operating
