Who are Waste Connections's decision-makers?
Waste Connections's top decision-makers include Ronald J. Mittelstaedt, Mary Anne Whitney, Eric Hansen, David Eddie. Buying decisions depend on the business unit, operating asset, regulatory exposure, cybersecurity requirements, finance case, and procurement path.
- CEO
- Ronald J. Mittelstaedt
- CFO/key exec
- Mary Anne Whitney
- Founded
- 1997
- Employees
- Approximately 24,000+
- HQ
- The Woodlands, TX
- Status
- NYSE/TSX: WCN
- Ronald J. MittelstaedtPresident and Chief Executive OfficerCEO and co-founderCo-founded Waste Connections and leads decentralized operating strategy.
- Mary Anne WhitneyExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerCFO since 2021Leads finance, investor relations, accounting, and planning.
- Eric HansenExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating OfficerOperations executiveLeads field operations and decentralized execution.
- David EddieSenior Vice President and Chief Accounting OfficerAccounting leaderLeads accounting and financial reporting.
Who leads Waste Connections?
Waste Connections is led by Ronald J. Mittelstaedt 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 Solid waste collection, Landfills, Transfer stations, Recycling, E&P waste.
Who actually makes buying decisions at Waste Connections?
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 Waste Connections organized as it scales?
Waste Connections 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:Waste Connections Q1 2026 resultsWaste Connections investor relations
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