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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 16, 2016 (June 13, 2016)
Republic Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 1-14267 | 65-0716904 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 18500 North Allied Way Phoenix, Arizona |
85054 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(480) 627-2700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Republic Services, Inc. (“Republic” or the “Company”) announced today that Michael P. Rissman, the Company’s executive vice president, chief legal officer, and corporate secretary, who is currently on a leave of absence, is leaving the Company effective immediately.
Mr. Slager, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “Mike Rissman has added tremendous value to our company through his counsel and commitment to legal and environmental excellence and compliance.”
The Company also announced today that Catharine D. Ellingsen has been named executive vice president, chief legal officer, and corporate secretary. Previously, she had served as general counsel during Mr. Rissman’s absence. Ms. Ellingsen joined Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (“Allied”) as corporate counsel in August 2001 and has experience in a variety of progressively more responsible roles. She was named managing corporate counsel in January 2003, director, legal and associate general counsel in January 2005, and vice president and deputy general counsel in June 2007. Ms. Ellingsen continued as vice president and deputy general counsel at Republic following the Allied acquisition in December 2008. She was then named senior vice president, human resources in August 2011 and served in that position until June 2016. Before joining Allied, Ms. Ellingsen was an attorney at Steptoe & Johnson LLP from 1996 to 2001 and at Bryan Cave LLP from 1993 to 1996.
The Company today issued a press release announcing Ms. Ellingsen’s appointment. See Item 7.01.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
A press release announcing Ms. Ellingsen’s appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
This information (including the exhibit) is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. This Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Item 7.01 that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated June 16, 2016 | |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 16, 2016
| REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ W. T. Eggleston, Jr. | |||
| W. T. Eggleston, Jr. | ||||
| Vice President and Assistant Secretary | ||||
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Republic Services, Inc. Names Catharine D. Ellingsen
EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
PHOENIX (June 16, 2016) – 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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| For more information, contact: |
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| Media Inquiries |
Investor Inquiries | |
| Darcie Brossart (480) 627-2700 |
Brian DelGhiaccio (480) 627-2741 | |
| media@RepublicServices.com |
investor@RepublicServices.com |