Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> August 25, 2003

Steven Bouck – Waste Connections Inc (wcn)

STEVEN F. BOUCK has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Waste Connections, Inc., 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 of 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
TWST: Would you begin with a brief history and overview of Waste

Connections.

Mr. Bouck: The company was founded in September 1997 and completed its

first acquisition at the end of September