PHOENIX, June 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic
Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) today announced that Catharine D. Ellingsen, 52, has been named EVP,
chief legal officer and corporate secretary. She will report
directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Donald W. Slager. Ms. Ellingsen replaces
Michael P. Rissman, 56, who is
currently on a leave of absence, and is leaving the Company,
effective immediately.
A highly accomplished attorney with over 25 years of legal
experience, Ms. Ellingsen joined the Company's legal team in
August 2001. During her 15-year
tenure at Republic, she held roles of increasing responsibility,
including managing corporate counsel, associate general counsel and
VP, deputy general counsel. She most recently held the position of
SVP, general counsel, where she directed the Company's corporate
governance and legal affairs, including litigation, commercial
transactions and legal regulatory matters, during Mr. Rissman's
leave of absence. Prior to that, Ms. Ellingsen was the SVP, Human
Resources, a position she held for five years. In this role, she
led all human resources, recruiting, labor relations and employment
practices across the Company.
Mr. Slager said, "Catharine is an experienced attorney with
great integrity, leadership skills and a deep knowledge of our
industry and Company. We expect a seamless transition of duties
given our robust succession planning process, which has developed a
deep leadership bench across our organization. We look forward to
her contributions in further fostering a strong culture of
compliance while helping us achieve our vision of becoming
America's preferred recycling and waste services partner."
Prior to joining Republic, Ms. Ellingsen spent nine years in
private practice primarily focused on employment and labor law for
international law firms Steptoe & Johnson LLP and Bryan Cave
LLP. She received her Bachelor of Arts degrees in political science
and American history from Wheaton
College in 1986 and her Juris Doctorate from The
American University, Washington School
of Law in 1992.
Mr. Rissman served as the Company's EVP, chief legal officer and
corporate secretary since August
2009. Previously, he had served as acting general counsel
and corporate secretary from March
2009. Mr. Rissman joined Allied Waste as VP, deputy
general counsel in July 2007 and
continued in the same positions at Republic following the Allied
acquisition in December 2008.
Mr. Slager stated, "Mike has added tremendous value to our
Company through his counsel, and commitment to legal and
environmental excellence and compliance."
About Republic Services:
Republic Services, Inc.
(NYSE: RSG) is an industry leader in U.S. recycling and
non-hazardous solid waste. Through its subsidiaries, Republic's
collection companies, recycling centers, transfer stations and
landfills focus on providing effective solutions to make proper
waste disposal effortless for their commercial, industrial,
municipal, residential and oilfield customers. We'll handle it
from here.™, the brand's tagline, lets customers know they can
count on Republic to provide a superior experience while fostering
a sustainable Blue Planet™ for future generations to enjoy a
cleaner, safer and healthier world.
For more information, visit the Republic Services website at
www.RepublicServices.com. "Like" Republic on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/RepublicServices and follow on Twitter
@RepublicService.
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