Waste Pro USA has hired Tim Herman as Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, focusing on opportunities for Waste Pro in strategic growth via acquisition and major accounts. With a 30-year career in the waste industry, Herman is well known as an innovator and entrepreneur, having built two of the industry鈥檚 largest brokerage firms and has led a number of solid waste and recycling companies. 鈥淭im is nationally recognized as someone with amazing ideas that move our industry forward,鈥� said Waste Pro Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Jennings. 鈥淭im鈥檚 reputation and his long-standing relationships in the industry will help Waste Pro continue our exceptional growth.鈥�
Founded just 15 years ago, Waste Pro now ranks as the third-largest privately owned company in central Florida, with revenues on track to reach $600 million this year, and 2,800 employees serving two million customers across eight Southeastern states. Waste Pro is leading a series of industry-changing projects, including dispatch centers with advanced route-planning systems, and trucks fueled with compressed natural gas and equipped with state-of-the-art 360-degree video cameras. 聽Herman began his career in central Illinois, starting on the back of the garbage truck at age 19, and then rising to executive levels at three of the nation鈥檚 largest privately-owned waste/recycling companies, including Texas Disposal Systems and Greenstar Recycling. Herman has extensive knowledge and experience in the development and growth of companies. 聽Previously, he founded Weiswaste and Delta Management Group 鈥� two of the nation鈥檚 largest waste brokerage firms 鈥� which handled programs for nationwide firms such as Target and Office Depot.
Herman serves on several corporate and non-profit boards and is also an ordained minister and frequent speaker in churches and conferences regarding business, theology and leadership. 鈥淭he team at Waste Pro is full of people I鈥檝e known and admired for years,鈥� Herman said. 鈥淭he company has a single-minded focus on providing premium service and going the extra mile. I鈥檓 extraordinarily proud to join Waste Pro, and I look forward to years of growth ahead.鈥�
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