Waste Management,Inc. (NYSE:WM) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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Waste Management,Inc. (NYSE:WM) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August4, 2017, Mr.Darren K. Shade gave notice of his decision to resign from his position as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Waste Management,Inc. (the “Company”). Following Mr.Shade’s departure on August18, 2017, Ms.Devina A. Rankin, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer& Treasurer of the Company, will also lead the accounting organization until Mr.Shade’s successor is identified to ensure an orderly transition of responsibilities.


About Waste Management,Inc. (NYSE:WM)

Waste Management, Inc. is a holding company. The Company provides waste management environmental services. The Company’s segments include Solid Waste, which includes its 17 Areas aggregated into three tiers, and Other. The Company’s Solid Waste business is operated and managed locally by its subsidiaries that focuses on geographic areas and provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. Through its subsidiaries, it also develops, operates and owns landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. It owns or operates approximately 250 landfill sites, which is the network of landfills in North America. It also uses waste to create energy, recovering the gas produced naturally as waste decomposes in landfills and using the gas in generators to make electricity. The Company, as a recycler in North America, handles materials that include paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metal.