Who are Republic Services's decision-makers?
Republic Services's top decision-makers include Jon Vander Ark, Brian DelGhiaccio, Tim Stuart, Amanda Hodges. Buying decisions depend on the business unit, operating asset, regulatory exposure, cybersecurity requirements, finance case, and procurement path.
- CEO
- Jon Vander Ark
- CFO/key exec
- Brian DelGhiaccio
- Founded
- 1998
- Employees
- Approximately 42,000+
- HQ
- Phoenix, AZ
- Status
- NYSE: RSG
- Jon Vander ArkPresident and Chief Executive OfficerCEO since 2021Leads Republic Services strategy, pricing, sustainability, and environmental-solutions growth.
- Brian DelGhiaccioExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerCFO since 2020Leads finance, investor relations, and capital allocation.
- Tim StuartExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating OfficerCOO since 2023Leads field operations, safety, and productivity.
- Amanda HodgesExecutive Vice President and Chief Customer OfficerCustomer leaderLeads customer experience and commercial execution.
Who leads Republic Services?
Republic Services is led by Jon Vander Ark as President and Chief Executive Officer. The broader executive group includes finance, operations, legal, technology, segment, and utility or regional leaders who control priorities across Waste collection, Landfills, Transfer stations, Recycling centers, Environmental Solutions.
Who actually makes buying decisions at Republic Services?
Large purchases usually need a business sponsor plus procurement, finance, legal, security, risk, and the relevant operations or asset leader. For grid, plant, route, water, gas, field, or customer systems, operational leadership and engineering can matter as much as corporate IT.
How is Republic Services organized as it scales?
Republic Services is organized around operating companies, regions, corporate functions, and asset-level teams. Sellers should map the budget owner first, then identify technical approvers, security reviewers, procurement process owners, and executives accountable for the metric the project improves.
As of June 2026.Sources:Republic media releasesRepublic investor relations
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