Eco Waste Solutions, Burlington, Ontario, has announced Executive Vice President Jean Lucas will take over as CEO effective immediately.
After more than 10 years with Eco Waste Solutions, President and CEO Steve Meldrum has left the company to pursue other opportunities.
“Jean has consistently delivered results by breaking into new markets, executing on disciplined strategies, mentoring her colleagues and influencing the direction of our product development,” says Aaron Slater, Eco Waste Solutions executive director. “Jean has what the company needs to lead it into its next stage of growth in energy from waste and providing best-in-class mobile military waste solutions.”
Lucas says, “I’m honored to take the helm at Eco Waste, a business I have helped to grow from a start-up to a global contender. The prospect of structuring our company so that we can expand our reach in this critical segment of the environmental sector is very exciting.”
One of the founding members of the Eco Waste Solutions team, Lucas has been instrumental in transforming the business from its original clean-tech start-up status to its current position as a global leader in environmental technology, according to the company. Her focus on finding better ways to manage waste and helping clients achieve strong environmental performance has driven the development of innovative new products and technological improvements for Eco Waste, the company says.
In the global waste management industry, Eco Waste says Lucas “is known as a strategic innovator.”
She has a Bachelor of Science in environmental science and biology and is a member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Canadian Defense Industry Association (CADSI) and is a founder and past president of Women in Mining Canada.
Eco Waste Solutions is one of the world’s leading suppliers of modular waste conversion technology. Operating in the U.S. and Canada, the company delivers proven and practical waste management solutions for military and natural resource companies and remote communities, as well as waste-to-energy solutions.
After more than 10 years with Eco Waste Solutions, President and CEO Steve Meldrum has left the company to pursue other opportunities.
“Jean has consistently delivered results by breaking into new markets, executing on disciplined strategies, mentoring her colleagues and influencing the direction of our product development,” says Aaron Slater, Eco Waste Solutions executive director. “Jean has what the company needs to lead it into its next stage of growth in energy from waste and providing best-in-class mobile military waste solutions.”
Lucas says, “I’m honored to take the helm at Eco Waste, a business I have helped to grow from a start-up to a global contender. The prospect of structuring our company so that we can expand our reach in this critical segment of the environmental sector is very exciting.”
One of the founding members of the Eco Waste Solutions team, Lucas has been instrumental in transforming the business from its original clean-tech start-up status to its current position as a global leader in environmental technology, according to the company. Her focus on finding better ways to manage waste and helping clients achieve strong environmental performance has driven the development of innovative new products and technological improvements for Eco Waste, the company says.
In the global waste management industry, Eco Waste says Lucas “is known as a strategic innovator.”
She has a Bachelor of Science in environmental science and biology and is a member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Canadian Defense Industry Association (CADSI) and is a founder and past president of Women in Mining Canada.
Eco Waste Solutions is one of the world’s leading suppliers of modular waste conversion technology. Operating in the U.S. and Canada, the company delivers proven and practical waste management solutions for military and natural resource companies and remote communities, as well as waste-to-energy solutions.
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