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COMPANY DIRECTORY | BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Donald W. Slager Stephen P. Zelnak, Jr
President and Chief Executive Officer Former Chairman of the Board,
Republic Services, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer
Martin Marietta
Mr. Slager has been a Director since
2016, and is currently the President Mr. Zelnak served as Chairman of the
and Chief Executive Officer of Republic Board of Martin Marietta from 1997 to
Services, Inc., a service provider in the 2014. From 1993 to 2009, Mr. Zelnak
non‐hazardous solid waste industry, served as its Chief Executive Officer.
holding this position since January Mr. Zelnak joined Martin Marietta
2011. Prior to this, he served as Corporation in 1981. He served as
President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Slager also serves as a president of the Materials group from 1992 until the formation of
Director of Republic Services. Martin Marietta in 1993.
Previously, Mr. Slager served as President and Chief Operating Mr. Zelnak is Chairman and majority owner of ZP Enterprises, a
Officer for Allied Waste Industries, Inc., from 2005 to 2008, prior private investment firm engaged in the purchase of small
to its merger with Republic Services. manufacturing companies. He is also the former Chair of the
Board of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. before his retirement in
Mr. Slager previously served as a Director of UTi Worldwide Inc.
from 2009 until its sale in January 2016 to DSV A/S. UTi was a February 2020. Mr. Zelnak is also past Chair of the North Carolina
Chamber of Commerce and the National Stone, Sand & Gravel
NASDAQ‐listed international supply chain services and solutions
Association. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the
company providing air and ocean freight forwarding, contract
logistics, customs brokerage, distribution, inbound logistics, College of Management at North Carolina State University and is
truckload brokerage and other supply chain management a Trustee Emeritus of the Georgia Tech Foundation Board.
services. Mr. Slager served as Chair of UTi’s Nominating and Mr. Zelnak received a Bachelor's degree from Georgia Institute of
Corporate Governance Committee and a member of its Technology and Master's degrees in Administrative Science and
Compensation Committee. Business Administration from the University of Alabama system.
Mr. Slager has completed the Northwestern University
Kellogg School Advanced Executive Program and holds a
certificate from the Stanford University Board Consortium
Development Program.
Board Committees
AUDIT COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT AND COMPENSATION
COMMITTEE
Laree E. Perez, Chair
John J. Koraleski, Chair
Dorothy M. Ables
John J. Koraleski Michael J. Quillen
Thomas H. Pike
ETHICS, ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
Smith W. Davis, Chair NOMINATING AND CORPORATE
Sue W. Cole GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Laree E. Perez Donald W. Slager, Chair
Stephen P. Zelnak, Jr. Sue W. Cole
Smith W. Davis
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
C. Howard Nye, Chair
John J. Koraleski
Michael J. Quillen
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Stephen P. Zelnak, Jr., Chair
Michael J. Quillen
Donald W. Slager
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