People: US Ecology Inc (ECOL.O)
ECOL.O on Nasdaq
29.07USD
22 May 2013
29.07USD
22 May 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Romano |
57 | 2009 | Chairman of the Board |
Jeffrey Feeler |
43 | 2012 | President, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary |
Eric Gerratt |
42 | 2012 | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President, Controller, Treasurer |
Steven Welling |
54 | 2010 | Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing |
Simon Bell |
42 | 2007 | Vice President - Operations |
John Cooper |
58 | 2002 | Vice President, Chief Information Officer |
Victor Barnhart |
69 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Joe Colvin |
70 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Daniel Fox |
62 | 2010 | Independent Director |
Jeffrey Merrifield |
48 | 2007 | Independent Director |
John Poling |
66 | 2006 | Independent Director |
Alison Ziegler |
IR Contact Officer |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Stephen Romano |
Mr. Stephen A. Romano is Chairman of the Board of US Ecology Inc. He joined the Board of Directors in 2002. He was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company in October 2001, Chief Executive Officer in March 2002 and Chairman of the Board of Directors in February 2008. Mr. Romano currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors. He was an employee of the Company for more than twenty (20) years prior to his retirement in December 2009. Mr. Romano previously worked for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and EG&G Idaho, Inc. and as an independent consultant on hazardous and radioactive waste management. |
Jeffrey Feeler |
Mr. Jeffrey R. Feeler is President, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary of US Ecology, Inc. Mr. Feeler previously served as the Company's Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from May 2007 to October 2012. He joined US Ecology in 2006 as Vice President, Controller, Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer and Secretary. He previously held financial and accounting management positions with MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (2005-2006), Albertson's, Inc. (2003-2005) and Hewlett-Packard Company (2002-2003). From 1993 to 2002, he held various accounting and auditing positions for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Feeler is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BBA of Accounting and a BBA of Finance from Boise State University. |
Eric Gerratt |
Mr. Eric L. Gerratt is Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President, Controller, Treasurer of US Ecology Inc. He joined US Ecology in August 2007 as Vice President and Controller. He previously held various financial and accounting management positions at SUPERVALU, Inc. (2006-2007) and Albertson's, Inc. (2003-2006). From 1997 to 2003, he held various accounting and auditing positions for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Gerratt is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BS in Accounting from the University of Idaho. |
Steven Welling |
Mr. Steven D. Welling is Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing of US Ecology Inc. He joined US Ecology in 2001 through the Envirosafe Services of Idaho (now US Ecology Idaho) acquisition. He previously served as National Accounts Manager for Envirosource Technologies and Western Sales Manager for Envirosafe Services of Idaho and before that managed new market development and sales for a national bulk chemical transportation company. Mr. Welling holds a BS from California State University-Stanislaus. |
Simon Bell |
Mr. Simon G. Bell is Vice President - Operations of US Ecology Inc. He was appointed Vice President of Operations in August of 2007 and is responsible for managing both operating and closed facilities. From 2005 to August 2007, he was Vice President of Hazardous Waste Operations and from 2002 to 2005, the company's Idaho facility General Manager and Environmental Manager. His 19 years of industry experience includes service as general manager of a competitor disposal facility and mining industry experience in Idaho, Nevada and South Dakota. He holds a BS in Geology from Colorado State University. |
John Cooper |
Mr. John M. Cooper is Vice President, Chief Information Officer of US Ecology Inc. He joined the company in July 2002 and is Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Previously, he served as Vice President, Information Systems for BMC West Corporation and was Director of Business Development for the High Tech Industry at Oracle Corporation. Mr. Cooper offers more than 20 years of computer industry experience. He holds a BS in Physics from Utah State University. |
Victor Barnhart |
Mr. Victor J. Barnhart is Independent Director of US Ecology Inc. From 2003 to 2008, Mr. Barnhart served on the board of directors of privately held Power Equipment Maintenance Corp. and served previous to that time on the board of directors of The Brand Companies, NSC Corporation and OHM Corporation, each publicly traded. Mr. Barnhart has over twenty (20) years of senior executive experience in nuclear fuel cycle facility operations, environmental remediation, hazardous and radioactive waste management and industrial and chemical plant services. Since 1998, he has consulted with nuclear service and chemical companies on operations, strategic planning and acquisitions. Prior to 1998, he served as Chief Executive Officer of a number of Waste Management Inc. companies including NSC Corporation, Rust Remedial Services, Chem-Nuclear Systems and The Brand Companies, and held management positions with Westinghouse Electric and Nuclear Fuel Services-Getty Oil. |
Joe Colvin |
Mr. Joe F. Colvin is Independent Director of US Ecology Inc. He is a former senior executive with more than forty (40) years of experience in the nuclear energy field. Mr. Colvin serves on the board of directors of Cameco Corporation (1999), a public company and the world's uranium producer, and is a director for the American Nuclear Society (2007) and the Foundation for Nuclear Studies (2003). He is the current Past President of the American Nuclear Society. He is also President Emeritus of the Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc. (NEI), serving since 2005 and previously served in various executive positions with the NEI, including President and Chief Executive Officer (1996 to 2005) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (1994 to 1996). Mr. Colvin previously held senior management positions with the Nuclear Management and Resources Committee and the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations. Mr. Colvin served twenty (20) years as a line officer with the U.S. Navy nuclear submarine program. |
Daniel Fox |
Mr. Daniel Fox serves as Independent Director of US Ecology Inc since 2010. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a full-time special lecturer in the College of Business and Economics at Boise State University where he teaches graduate and undergraduate accounting and finance courses. Mr. Fox held numerous positions over a twenty-eight (28) year career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, retiring in 2007 as a senior partner and the firm's Global Capital Markets Hub Leader in Switzerland. During his public accounting career, Mr. Fox provided a wide range of services to a diverse mix of clients ranging in size from small privately held start-up companies to mature global public companies. He has been a frequent speaker on broad-ranging topics such as impacts of new or proposed auditing, accounting, reporting, regulatory and international financial reporting matters. |
Jeffrey Merrifield |
Mr. Jeffrey S. Merrifield serves as Independent Director of US Ecology Inc. . Mr. Merrifield's background includes more than twenty (20) years of diverse experience. Since 2007, he has served as Senior Vice President of the Shaw Group's Power Group. From 1998 to 2007, he served as a two-term Presidential appointee to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, a senior Congressional staff member, and a practicing attorney in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the American Nuclear Society and is admitted to the Bar in Washington, D.C. and New Hampshire. |
John Poling |
Mr. John W. Poling, Sr., is Independent Director of US Ecology Inc. Mr. Poling also serves on the board of Kreisler Manufacturing Corp. and previously served on the boards of SystemOne Technologies, Inc., The TUBE Media Corp., and Breckford International Corp. Mr. Poling is Senior Vice President of the Colmen Group, Inc., which he joined in 2009. The Colmen Group, Inc. provides investment banking, consulting and financial advisory services to public and private companies. From October 2010 through April 2011 he served concurrently as Chief Financial Officer of Eastern Environmental Solutions, Corp. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Poling provided independent financial consulting and advisory services to public and private companies. From November 2004 to July 2006, Mr. Poling was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and from July 2006 to March 2007, Mr. Poling was Executive Vice President for Corporate Development for The TUBE Media Corp. From 2002 to 2004, he was a partner at the financial consulting and information technology firm, Tatum Partners, LLP. He has also held Chief Financial Officer and other executive positions with Eastern Environmental Services, Inc., U.S. Plastic Lumber Corporation, Roy F. Weston and Envirosource Technologies, the previous owner of the Company's Grand View, Idaho facility. |
Alison Ziegler |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Stephen Romano |
515,889 |
Jeffrey Feeler |
415,012 |
Eric Gerratt |
319,091 |
Steven Welling |
543,416 |
Simon Bell |
417,934 |
John Cooper |
265,201 |
Victor Barnhart |
-- |
Joe Colvin |
-- |
Daniel Fox |
-- |
Jeffrey Merrifield |
-- |
John Poling |
-- |
Alison Ziegler |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Stephen Romano |
420,110 | 3,366,490 |
Jeffrey Feeler |
10,000 | 105,750 |
Eric Gerratt |
0 | 0 |
Steven Welling |
17,000 | 119,185 |
Simon Bell |
9,575 | 94,030 |
John Cooper |
17,297 | 126,006 |
Victor Barnhart |
0 | 0 |
Joe Colvin |
0 | 0 |
Daniel Fox |
0 | 0 |
Jeffrey Merrifield |
0 | 0 |
John Poling |
0 | 0 |
Alison Ziegler |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
WELLING STEVEN D |
6,500 | $26.00 |
WELLING STEVEN D |
6,500 | $15.36 |
ROMANO STEPHEN A |
5,000 | $26.00 |
BARNHART VICTOR J |
4,000 | $25.75 |
ROMANO STEPHEN A |
1,800 | $17.56 |
ROMANO STEPHEN A |
11,427 | $25.01 |
COOPER JOHN M |
3,962 | $16.18 |
POLING JOHN WILLIAM SR |
875 | $25.20 |
COOPER JOHN M |
6,125 | $15.36 |
COOPER JOHN M |
2,067 | $19.71 |
COOPER JOHN M |
10,000 | $20.63 |
COOPER JOHN M |
36,357 | $25.08 |
COOPER JOHN M |
10,203 | $21.74 |
COOPER JOHN M |
4,000 | $23.48 |
WELLING STEVEN D |
3,750 | $25.14 |
IPSEN WAYNE R |
400 | $0.00 |
GERRATT ERIC L |
5,600 | $0.00 |
BELL SIMON G |
6,500 | $0.00 |
COOPER JOHN M |
3,400 | $0.00 |
FEELER JEFFREY R |
10,100 | $0.00 |
WELLING STEVEN D |
5,900 | $0.00 |
ROMANO STEPHEN A |
9,038 | $0.00 |
POLING JOHN WILLIAM SR |
600 | $22.55 |
ROMANO STEPHEN A |
6,900 | $14.09 |
BAUMGARDNER JAMES R |
1,000 | $23.00 |

