Don Slager
Donald W. “Don” Slager is President and Chief Executive Officer of Republic Services, Inc., an industry leader in the recycling and waste services business. The Company generates $10 billion of annual revenue[1], has a market cap exceeding $23+ billion[2] and operates the 7th largest vocational fleet in the nation. [3] Don has more than 35 years of experience in the industry, starting his career as a teenager and subsequently working at all levels within the organization. He has served Republic for over 30 years.
As CEO, Don has built a leadership team that has taken a holding company of hundreds of subsidiaries and shaped it into a unified American brand that stands for customer-focused simple solutions, reliability and environmental responsibility under its We’ll handle it from here.™ brand promise. Republic’s industry-leading safety program reflects his commitment to ensuring safety for 35,000 employees and 14 million customers, a successful model that has raised the bar across the industry.
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Career[edit]
In his career, he has served in a wide variety of leadership positions, including as President and Chief Operating Officer of Republic, prior to becoming CEO in 2011. [4] Don also served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Allied Waste Industries from 2003 until Republic’s acquisition of Allied Waste in December 2008. Previously, he held various management roles of increasing responsibility at Allied (and formerly National Waste Services) from 1985 through 2008, including Senior Vice President, Operations, Region President, Area President and General Manager.
Education[edit]
Don earned a certificate from the Stanford University Board Consortium Development Program and completed the Northwestern University Kellogg School Advanced Executive Program.
Awards and recognition[edit]
Under Slager’s leadership, Republic Services was named to:
- Barron’s 100 Most Sustainable Companies (2018) [5]
- Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies (2018, 2017) [6]
- RobecoSAM’s Sustainability Yearbook (2018) [7]
- Forbes World’s Most Innovative Companies (2018) [8]
- Forbes America's Best Large Employers (2017) [9]
- Dow Jones Sustainability (DJSI) World and North America Indeces (2018, 2017, 2016) [10]
- Human Rights Campaign’s Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality (2018, 2017, 2016) [11]
Individual awards:
- Glassdoor rated Don Slager among its “100 Highest Rated CEOs” for 2017. [12] [13]The selection was based on the anonymous reviews of Republic Services employees, earning Slager an overall rating of 94%.[14]
- Slager won CR Magazine's 2017 Responsible CEO of the Year-Lifetime Achievement Award.[15]
- Slager was named the “Top CEO” in the 2012 Institutional Investor All-American Executive Team rankings in the Business, Education, and Professional Services sector.
Board memberships[edit]
In addition to serving on Republic’s Board of Directors since June 2010, Don currently serves on the Board of Martin Marietta,[16] a leading supplier of aggregates and heavy building materials. He is a member of the Finance Committee and the Ethics, Environment, Safety & Health Committee. He is also a member of the Board of the Arizona Commerce Authority, and a governing board member of Together for Safer Roads, an innovative coalition that brings together global private sector companies, across industries, to collaborate on improving road safety. From September 2009 until March 2016, Don served on the Board of UTi Worldwide as Chairman of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and member of its Compensation Committee.
References[edit]
- ^ "Republic Services, Inc. Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results". Republic Services. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- ^ "Republic Services, Inc. Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results". Republic Services. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- ^ "Fleet Owner 500". FleetOwner. 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Republic Services Names Don Slager to Succeed Jim O'Connor as CEO; O'Connor to Retire in January 2011". PR Newswire. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Barron's 100 Most Sustainable Companies". Barron's. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- ^ "World's Most Ethical Companies". Ethisphere. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- ^ "RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook 2018". RobecoSAM. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- ^ "Forbes World's Most Innovative Companies". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- ^ "America's Best Large Employers". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ^ "Republic Services Recognized for Sustainability Efforts". Waste360. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- ^ "Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality". HRC. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
- ^ "Highest Rated CEOs". Glassdoor. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Glassdoor Just Named the Top 100 CEOs (and the Results Might Surprise You)". Inc.com. 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Republic Services CEO named to 2017 highest-rated CEOs list - Recycling Today". Recycling Today. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Republic CEO receives Responsible CEO of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award - Recycling Today". Recycling Today. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Martin Marietta. Retrieved 2018-10-22.