Waste management
10 CIOs in Waste Management
These ten technology executives hold or have held chief information officer titles at waste management companies. Readers can learn from them how IT leaders in this sector set technology priorities and run the systems their companies depend on.
Professionals to explore
01—10Chris Greco
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Wasteology
Chief Information Officer at Wasteology since October 2023; the profile describes Wasteology as a company that specializes in waste management and recycling. Other roles shown at Humana include Associate Vice President Business Technology - Consumer & Provider Services and Solutions (2019–2023) and IT Director Retail Sales (2015–2023).
David Gooding
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Biffa
Chief Information Officer at Biffa since April 2020; the profile describes Biffa as the UK's leading waste management business and says he oversees IT, business transformation, business intelligence and innovation for the group. Other Biffa roles shown include Group IT Director (2011–2020) and Head of IT Business Systems (2010–2011).
Jeff Andress
LinkedInExperience: VP and Chief Information Officer · WIN Waste Innovations
VP and Chief Information Officer at WIN Waste Innovations since March 2020; the profile describes the company as a provider of commercial and residential waste removal. Other roles shown include Vice President Information Technology at Lagoon Water Midstream (2019–2020) and Director Enterprise Technology at Enable Midstream Partners (2016–2019).
John Varkey
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Information Officer · WM
SVP, Chief Information Officer at WM since January 2024, and Vice President, Enterprise Digital Services there (2019–2023); the profile describes WM as a provider of comprehensive waste management offering services such as garbage collection. Other roles shown include Chief Information Officer at Direct Energy (2011–2019) and at SFGC (2006–2009).
Kurt Hadermann
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Coastal Waste & Recycling, Inc
Chief Information Officer at Coastal Waste & Recycling, Inc since April 2025; the profile says the role leads the IT organization to develop and implement infrastructure, applications, security and overall IT strategy, and manages CRM and ERP platforms. Other roles shown include Vice President, Technology & Chair of the Group's Technology Council at BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc. (2019–2025).
Madhu Annagiri
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer - Hazwaste · Veolia | North America
Chief Information Officer - Hazwaste at Veolia | North America since June 2026. At Clean Earth the profile lists Division Chief Information Officer (2024–2026), Vice President Information Technology (2022–2026) and Senior Director - IT (2020–2022), and it also lists Technology Director CRM at Michaels Stores (2019–2020).
Marcel Stephan
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · ALBA
Chief Information Officer at ALBA since February 2025; the profile lists ALBA as an environmental services company in recycling and environmental services. Other roles shown include Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO) at Apleona Group (2023–2025) and IT Director at Gegenbauer (2020–2023).
Rakesh Gopakumar
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Interstate Waste Services, Inc.
Former Chief Information Officer at Interstate Waste Services, Inc. (2023–2024), with a Chief Transformation Officer role there since January 2025 and a Vice President Information Technology role there (2021–2023). Other roles shown include Global IT Director at Air Liquide (2019–2021) and IT Director - Applications at Schneider Electric (2015–2019).
Robert Smith
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Rubicon
Chief Information Officer at Rubicon since June 2026; the profile describes Rubicon as providing waste and recycling services to customers ranging from national brands to households. Other roles shown include Vice President of Technology & Acting CISO at Arctic Glacier Premium Ice (2023–2026) and Director of IT Security & Architecture at Advanced Disposal Services, Inc. (NYSE: ADSW) (2017–2019).
Shridhar Karale
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Reworld Waste
Chief Information Officer at Reworld Waste since September 2025; the profile describes Reworld as providing sustainable waste solutions to businesses and communities. Other roles shown include Chief Information Officer at Hypertherm Associates (2020–2025) and Vice President - Business Process Excellence at BD (2017–2019).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's business to yours, since a national hauler, a hazardous waste division and a regional recycling company run different operations and systems. Check whether their CIO role is current and how long they held it before relying on their view of today's tools.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which systems, such as routing, billing, ERP or customer portals, mattered most to your operation, and which would you replace first?
- 02How do you bring acquired waste businesses onto common systems without disrupting service to their customers?
- 03What would you do differently on your last major technology program if you could start it again?
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