BURLINGTON, Ontario, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Waste Services, Inc. today announced that Michael G. DeGroote has agreed to assume the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company. David Sutherland-Yoest will continue as Chief Executive Officer and President.
David Sutherland-Yoest, Waste Services Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "I am very excited to have Mike DeGroote agree to offer his counsel to our Board. The DeGroote family is a very significant investor in Waste Services. Mike is also an icon in the solid waste industry, with his vast experience in the development of Laidlaw and Republic. Mike has had a distinguished business career. His innovation, persistence and determination will be of great benefit to our Board's deliberations, resulting, I am confident, in enhanced shareholder value."
Michael G. DeGroote, stated, "Waste Services has a superb collection of assets. I am excited to have the opportunity to make a direct contribution to the future growth and development of the Company."
Waste Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is a multi-regional integrated solid waste services company that provides collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in the United States and Canada. The Company's web site is http://www.wasteservicesinc.com/. Information on the Company's web site does not form part of this press release.
