Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> March 2, 2000
TONY BUSSERI has been a Director of Capital Environmental since it was
formed, and served as President of Capital Environmental from May 1997
to April 1998. Mr. Busseri was elected Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer in April 1998. Mr. Busseri has more than five years of
experience conducting mergers and acquisitions for Laidlaw Inc.'s wholly
owned non-hazardous solid waste management subsidiary, Laidlaw Waste
Systems, Inc. and the predecessor to Philip Services Corp., Philip
Environmental Inc. Mr. Busseri served as a Senior Manager in Corporate
Development at Philip from May 1996 to May 1997, where he was
responsible for the sale of Philip's Solid Waste Operations. Mr. Busseri
also served as a Senior Manager at Laidlaw from March 1992 to April
1996, where he was responsible for acquisition and divestiture activity.
Mr. Busseri holds an Honours Degree in Business Administration from the
University of Western Ontario, and is a Certified Management Accountant. Profile
DAVID LANGILLE started with Capital Environmental in December of 1999 as
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Langille
served as Vice President, Treasurer for Cott Corporation, an
international soft drink manufacturer with revenues in excess of $1
billion dollars. His overall responsibility was worldwide treasury, tax
and financial planning. Prior to joining Cott Corporation, Mr. Langille
served as both Treasurer and Controller of TVX Gold Inc. for eight
years. Responsibilities at TVX Gold Inc. culminated in responsibility
for all areas of the finance function world wide including accounting,
treasury, tax and mergers and acquisitions. At the time of his
departure, TVX Gold Inc. was included in the TSE 35, the benchmark
equity index in Canada. Mr. Langille holds an Honours Degree in Business
Administration from Wilfrid Laurier University and has both Chartered
Accountant and Certified Management Accountant designations. Profile
Environmental?
Mr. Busseri: We are a non-hazardous solid waste management services
company. In layman's terms, we are garbage
