JAMES E. O'CONNOR

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CASELLA WASTE SYSTEMS INC

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2017-04-24 James E. O'Connor, 67, Lead Director, Compensation Committee member, Non-Employee Director Compensation for Fiscal 2016: $169,995.
2018-04-17 James E. O'Connor, 68, Lead Director, Compensation Committee member. Non-employee director compensation table shows $194,989 total compensation.
2019-04-22 Mr. O’Connor has served as a member of our Board since July 2015. Mr. O’Connor served as Chief Executive Officer of Republic Services, Inc., a publicly-traded non-hazardous solid waste collection, recycling and disposal services company, from 1998 to 2011, and as Chairman of the Board of Republic Services from 2003 to 2011. Prior to joining Republic Services, Mr. O’Connor spent close to 30 years at Waste Management, Inc., a provider of waste management services, where he held various senior management positions. Mr. O’Connor is a member of the Board of Directors of Clean Energy Fuels Corp., a publicly-traded provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America, where he serves on the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and the Canadian National Railway Company, a publicly-traded rail transportation company, where he chairs the board’s Strategic Planning Committee and also serves on the Audit, Environmental & Safety and Finance Committees. Mr. O’Connor holds a B.S. in Commerce (concentration in accounting) from DePaul University. We believe Mr. O’Connor is qualified to serve on our Board due to his over 40 years of experience in the waste management industry, including extensive public company leadership experience, as well as experience serving on the boards of directors of publicly-traded companies in a variety of industries, including waste management, transportation and energy. Non-Employee Director Compensation for Fiscal 2018: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash: $130,000; Stock Awards: $64,995; Total: $194,995.
2020-04-20 James E. O'Connor 110,000 99,995 209,995
2021-04-15 James E. O'Connor, Independent Director. Compensation Committee, Nominations and Governance Committee. Total compensation $193,941 in 2020.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-03