Covanta adds to board of directors

Covanta Holding Corp., Morristown, New Jersey, has announced the addition of Owen Michaelson to its board of directors.

Michaelson is chief executive of the Harworth Group PLC, a land and property regeneration company in the United Kingdom. He has more than 25 years of experience in land development, energy generation and waste management, having held executive roles at the Peel Group, Manchester, England, Black Country Properties, Oldbury, England, and Viridor, Somerset, England.

"We are fortunate to welcome an experienced executive such as Owen Michaelson to the Covanta board," Sam Zell, Covanta's chairman, says. "His unique insights and breadth of development experience in the U.K. will be invaluable as Covanta looks to grow in that market and beyond. I look forward to the important contributions he will make as a member of the board.”