WCN - Leadership updates

Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE:WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced the results of its annual meeting of shareholders (the "Meeting"). All eight director nominees in the Company's 2026 management information circular and proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") were nominated and elected as directors of the Company at the Meeting. Each director will serve until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her earlier resignation, or his or her successor is duly elected or appointed. Detailed results of the vote are: Nominee Votes For % Votes For Votes Withheld % Votes Withheld Daniel L. Florness 199

Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE:WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that Daniel L. Florness has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective April 1, 2026. "We are very pleased to welcome Dan to our Board," said Ronald J. Mittelstaedt, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Dan is an accomplished executive with a wealth of experience in C-suite level leadership roles for a public company. He has intimate knowledge of servant leadership, accounting, marketing and public finance. Dan will be an outstanding addition to our Board." Mr. Florness, 62, currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors for Fastenal Company (

TORONTO, May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE:WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced the results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting"). All eight director nominees in the Company's 2025 management information circular and proxy statement were nominated at the Meeting and elected as directors of the Company. Each director will serve until the close of the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her earlier resignation, or his or her successor is duly elected or appointed. Detailed results of the vote are

Latest investment to support expansion to process municipal solid waste and single-stream recycling at scale AMP Robotics Corp. ("AMP"), a leading provider of AI-powered sortation at scale for the waste and recycling industry, has raised $91 million in corporate equity in a Series D financing led by Congruent Ventures. The round featured participation from current and new investors, including Sequoia Capital, XN, Blue Earth Capital, Liberty Mutual Investments, California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), Wellington Management, Range Ventures, and Tao Capital Partners. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/2024

TORONTO, July 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that, on July 23, 2024, its Board of Directors (the "Board"), upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Cherylyn Harley LeBon to the Board and its Compensation Committee effective August 1, 2024. Ms. LeBon will fill the vacancy on the Board created by the resignation of Larry S. Hughes discussed below. "We are very pleased to welcome Cherylyn to our Board," said Mr. Mittelstaedt. "Cherylyn is an accomplis

TORONTO, May 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced the results of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting"). All eight director nominees in the Company's 2024 management information circular and proxy statement were nominated at the Meeting and elected as directors of the Company. Each director will serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed. Detailed results of the vote are: Nominee VotesFor % VotesFor VotesWithheld % Votes

TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that Carl D. Sparks has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective March 1, 2024. "We are very pleased to welcome Carl to our Board," said Ronald J. Mittelstaedt, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Carl is an accomplished executive and independent director with a wealth of experience in both C-suite level leadership roles and independent director positions for both public and private companies. He has intimate knowledge of mergers and a

TORONTO, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that all of the nominees listed in the Company's 2023 management information circular and proxy statement (the "proxy statement") for the annual meeting of shareholders held on May 19, 2023 (the "Meeting"), and nominated at the Meeting, were elected as directors of the Company. Each director will serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed. Detailed results of the vote for the election

TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that Andrea E. Bertone has been appointed to its Board of Directors. "We are very pleased to welcome Andrea to our Board," said Ronald J. Mittelstaedt, Executive Chairman.  "Andrea is an accomplished executive and independent director with a wealth of experience in operations and law, along with recognition by the National Safety Council for her demonstrated dedication to employee safety." Ms. Bertone, 61, served as President of Duke Energy Internati

TORONTO , May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that all of the nominees listed in the Company's 2022 management information circular and proxy statement (the "proxy statement") for the annual meeting of shareholders held on May 13, 2022 (the "Meeting") were elected as directors of the Company.  Each director will serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Mee

TORONTO, May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that all of the nominees listed in the Company's 2021 management information circular and proxy statement (the "proxy statement") for the annual meeting of shareholders held on May 14, 2021 (the "Meeting") were elected as directors of the Company.  Each director will serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her successor is duly elected or appointed. Detailed results of the vote for the election of directors held at the Meet