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Waste Management

WASTE MANAGEMENT INC

NYSE: WM. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.

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Alpha ID
alpha:company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356
SEC CIK
0000823768
Website
www.wm.com Open
Record version
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 15, 2026
Newest evidence
May 3, 2026
Monitoring
Not yet monitored Details
Integrity
Not yet signed Methodology
CEO
James C. Fish, Jr.Since Mar 31, 2026
Chair
Kathleen M. Mazzarella
Independent
8 / 99 directors published
Published claims
475 distinct sources
Evidence records
180 pinned
Source conflicts
0None open

Built from 5 distinct sources and 18 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.

CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed

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GC CHANGED

Charles C. Boettcher executive of Waste Management, effective 2026-03-31.

EffectiveEffective Mar 31, 2026E4

Monitoring

Continuous

What the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.

  • Identityunclaimed
    Published
  • Evidencesource_reported
    Published
  • Evaluationnot_evaluated
    Published
  • MonitoringNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • AuthorityNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • Freshnesscurrent
    Published

Leadership

Evidence
RolePersonSinceStatusClaim
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal OfficerCharles C. BoettcherMar 2026currentSource reportedE4
Senior Vice President OperationsChristopher P. DeSantisMar 2026currentSource reportedE5
Senior Vice President OperationsDacona SmithMar 2026currentSource reportedE6
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerDavid L. ReedMar 2026currentSource reportedE7
Chief Executive OfficerJames C. Fish, Jr.Mar 2026currentSource reportedE9
Vice President and Chief Accounting OfficerJohn A. CarrollMar 2026currentSource reportedE10
President and Chief Operating OfficerJohn J. Morris, Jr.Mar 2026currentSource reportedE11
Senior Vice President and Chief Information OfficerJohnson VarkeyMar 2026currentSource reportedE12
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources OfficerKimberly G. StithMar 2026currentSource reportedE13
Senior Vice President and Chief Customer OfficerMichael J. WatsonMar 2026currentSource reportedE14
Senior Vice President Enterprise Strategy and President WM Healthcare SolutionsRafael E. CarrascoMar 2026currentSource reportedE15
Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability OfficerTara J. HemmerMar 2026currentSource reportedE16
Senior Vice President OperationsDonald J. SmithNot capturedunknownSource reportedE8

Board of directors

Evidence

9 directors published. 8 of 9 with a published determination are independent.

DirectorStatusSinceCommitteesClaim
Andrés R. GluskiIndependent2015None publishedSource reportedE3
Bruce E. ChinnIndependent2023AuditSource reportedE3
James C. Fish, Jr.Not independent2016None publishedSource reportedE3
Kathleen M. MazzarellaIndependentChair2015AuditAudit; Management Development & Compensation; Nominating & Governance, chairManagement Development & CompensationNominating & GovernanceSource reportedE3
Maryrose T. SylvesterIndependent2021Management Development & CompensationManagement Development & Compensation; Nominating & GovernanceNominating & GovernanceSource reportedE3
Sean E. MenkeIndependent2021AuditAudit; Nominating & GovernanceNominating & GovernanceSource reportedE3
Thomas L. BenIndependent2024Management Development & CompensationSource reportedE3
Victoria M. HoltIndependent2013AuditAudit; Nominating & Governance · ChairNominating & Governance, chairSource reportedE3
William B. PlummerIndependent2019Audit, chairAudit · Chair; Management Development & CompensationManagement Development & CompensationSource reportedE3

Committees and risk ownership

Evidence
CommitteeChairMembersRisks assigned
AuditWilliam B. PlummerWilliam B. Plummer, Bruce E. Chinn, Kathleen M. Mazzarella, Sean E. Menke, Victoria M. HoltNot described in the published record
Audit · Chair; Management Development & CompensationNot publishedWilliam B. PlummerNot described in the published record
Audit; Management Development & Compensation; Nominating & GovernanceKathleen M. MazzarellaKathleen M. MazzarellaNot described in the published record
Audit; Nominating & GovernanceNot publishedSean E. MenkeNot described in the published record
Audit; Nominating & Governance · ChairNot publishedVictoria M. HoltNot described in the published record
Management Development & CompensationNot publishedKathleen M. Mazzarella, Maryrose T. Sylvester, Thomas L. Ben, William B. PlummerNot described in the published record
Management Development & Compensation; Nominating & GovernanceNot publishedMaryrose T. SylvesterNot described in the published record
Nominating & GovernanceVictoria M. HoltVictoria M. Holt, Kathleen M. Mazzarella, Maryrose T. Sylvester, Sean E. MenkeNot described in the published record
Committee RecordAudit: Chair William B. Plummer; Members William B. Plummer (Chair); Bruce E. Chinn; Kathleen M. Mazzarella; Sean E. Menke; Victoria M. Holt
Source reportedE17
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:committee_record:31
Committee AppointmentWilliam B. Plummer: chair, Audit
Source reportedE17
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:committee_appointment:32
Committee AppointmentBruce E. Chinn: member, Audit
Source reportedE17
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:committee_appointment:33
Committee AppointmentKathleen M. Mazzarella: member, Audit
Source reportedE17
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:committee_appointment:34
Committee AppointmentSean E. Menke: member, Audit
Source reportedE17
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:committee_appointment:35
Committee AppointmentVictoria M. Holt: member, Audit
Source reportedE17
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:committee_appointment:36
Committee RecordManagement Development & Compensation: Chair not stated; Members Kathleen M. Mazzarella; Maryrose T. Sylvester; Thomas L. Ben; William B. Plummer
Source reportedE17
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:committee_record:37
Committee AppointmentKathleen M. Mazzarella: member, Management Development & Compensation
Source reportedE17
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:committee_appointment:38
Committee AppointmentMaryrose T. Sylvester: member, Management Development & Compensation
Source reportedE17
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:committee_appointment:39
Committee AppointmentThomas L. Ben: member, Management Development & Compensation
Source reportedE17
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:committee_appointment:40
Committee AppointmentWilliam B. Plummer: member, Management Development & Compensation
Source reportedE17
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:committee_appointment:41
Committee RecordNominating & Governance: Chair Victoria M. Holt; Members Victoria M. Holt (Chair); Kathleen M. Mazzarella; Maryrose T. Sylvester; Sean E. Menke
Source reportedE17
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:committee_record:42
Committee AppointmentVictoria M. Holt: chair, Nominating & Governance
Source reportedE17
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:committee_appointment:43
Committee AppointmentKathleen M. Mazzarella: member, Nominating & Governance
Source reportedE17
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:committee_appointment:44
Committee AppointmentMaryrose T. Sylvester: member, Nominating & Governance
Source reportedE17
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:committee_appointment:45
Committee AppointmentSean E. Menke: member, Nominating & Governance
Source reportedE17
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:committee_appointment:46

Control and voting power

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Authority to act

Evidence and agent registry

Who can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.

Principal executive officerJames C. Fish, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, from Mar 31, 2026
Source reportedE9
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:leadership_role:23
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
bind
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
agents
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
delegations

Financials and market context

Evidence
Index MembershipS&P 500 (SPX)
Source reportedE18
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:index_membership:47
Security ListingWM (NYSE)
Source reportedE1
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:security_listing:48
Index memberships1 membership attached to a specific security and listing.Announcements, effective dates, and removals remain distinct states; Alpha does not infer membership from company size, exchange, or reputation.
SPX
Source reportedAs of Oct 16, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.
IndexSecurityStatusEffectiveVerificationSource
S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices)NYSE: WMcurrentAug 31, 1998inferredSlickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license)

Governance and policies

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Risk, audit, and cyber

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

AI oversight and accountability

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Compensation

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Other published claims

Evidence

Published Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.

Legal NameWASTE MANAGEMENT INC
Source reportedE1
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:legal_name:1
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Source reportedE1
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:entity_status:3
Official Websitehttps://www.wm.com
Source reportedE2
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:official_website:4
Published FactIndustrials
Source reportedE1
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:published_fact:7
Published Facthttps://www.wm.com
Source reportedE2
company:243e11d5-6e02-4191-97d4-c4372325a356:published_fact:8

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Coverage

A gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.

  • Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
  • OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
  • FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
  • CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
  • GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
  • Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
  • AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
  • LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
  • RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
  • CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
  • AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
  • Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
  • Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
  • Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
  • Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
  • This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

Subject and corrections

Public-role doctrine

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Basis
Published company record built from public sources
Sources
18 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
Never published
Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
Record claimed
No
Open disputes
0
Identity ownership
unclaimed
Claiming not yet available

If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.

Evidence

Authority and rights
  1. E1
    Alpha canonical company public projection
    Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
    Open web
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  2. E2
    WASTE MANAGEMENT INC Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-09)
    WASTE MANAGEMENT INC Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-09). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  3. E3
    Waste Management, Inc. DEF 14A 2026-03-31
    sec proxy. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 9 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  4. E4
    WM DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  5. E5
    WM DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  6. E6
    WM DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  7. E7
    WM DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  8. E8
    WM executive roster source
    sec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authority not assessed
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  9. E9
    WM DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  10. E10
    WM DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  11. E11
    WM DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  12. E12
    WM DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  13. E13
    WM DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  14. E14
    WM DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  15. E15
    WM DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  16. E16
    WM DEF 14A executive officers
    sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  17. E17
    Audit
    board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 16 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  18. E18
    S&P 500
    Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Open web
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned

What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce

vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 15, 2026
  • Charles C. Boettcher executive of Waste Management, effective 2026-03-31.
  • Christopher P. DeSantis executive of Waste Management, effective 2026-03-31.
  • Dacona Smith executive of Waste Management, effective 2026-03-31.
  • David L. Reed executive of Waste Management, effective 2026-03-31.
  • James C. Fish, Jr. executive of Waste Management, effective 2026-03-31.
  • John A. Carroll executive of Waste Management, effective 2026-03-31.
  • John J. Morris, Jr. executive of Waste Management, effective 2026-03-31.
  • Johnson Varkey executive of Waste Management, effective 2026-03-31.
  • Kimberly G. Stith executive of Waste Management, effective 2026-03-31.
  • Michael J. Watson executive of Waste Management, effective 2026-03-31.
  • Rafael E. Carrasco executive of Waste Management, effective 2026-03-31.
  • Tara J. Hemmer executive of Waste Management, effective 2026-03-31.
  • Thomas L. Ben seat on Waste Management, effective 2024-01-01.
  • Bruce E. Chinn seat on Waste Management, effective 2023-01-01.
  • Bruce E. Chinn member of Audit, effective 2023-01-01.
  • Maryrose T. Sylvester seat on Waste Management, effective 2021-01-01.
  • Sean E. Menke seat on Waste Management, effective 2021-01-01.
  • Audit; Nominating & Governance committee of Waste Management, effective 2021-01-01.
  • Sean E. Menke member of Audit; Nominating & Governance, effective 2021-01-01.
  • Management Development & Compensation; Nominating & Governance committee of Waste Management, effective 2021-01-01.
  • Maryrose T. Sylvester member of Management Development & Compensation; Nominating & Governance, effective 2021-01-01.
  • William B. Plummer seat on Waste Management, effective 2019-01-01.
  • Audit · Chair; Management Development & Compensation committee of Waste Management, effective 2019-01-01.
  • William B. Plummer member of Audit · Chair; Management Development & Compensation, effective 2019-01-01.
  • James C. Fish, Jr. seat on Waste Management, effective 2016-01-01.
  • Andrés R. Gluski seat on Waste Management, effective 2015-01-01.
  • Kathleen M. Mazzarella seat on Waste Management, effective 2015-01-01.
  • Kathleen M. Mazzarella chairs board Waste Management, effective 2015-01-01.
  • Audit; Management Development & Compensation; Nominating & Governance committee of Waste Management, effective 2015-01-01.
  • Kathleen M. Mazzarella chairs Audit; Management Development & Compensation; Nominating & Governance, effective 2015-01-01.
  • Victoria M. Holt seat on Waste Management, effective 2013-01-01.
  • Audit; Nominating & Governance · Chair committee of Waste Management, effective 2013-01-01.
  • Victoria M. Holt member of Audit; Nominating & Governance · Chair, effective 2013-01-01.
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  9. Governance0
  10. Risk0
  11. AI oversight0
  12. Legal0
  13. Compensation0
  14. Other published claims7
  15. Coverage gaps16
  16. Linked people21
  17. Subject and corrections6
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  • Charles C. BoettcherPerson
  • Christopher P. DeSantisPerson
  • Dacona SmithPerson
  • David L. ReedPerson
  • James C. Fish, Jr.Person
  • John A. CarrollPerson
  • John J. Morris, Jr.Person
  • Johnson VarkeyPerson
  • Kimberly G. StithPerson
  • Michael J. WatsonPerson
  • Rafael E. CarrascoPerson
  • Tara J. HemmerPerson
  • Donald J. SmithPerson
  • Andrés R. GluskiPerson
  • Bruce E. ChinnPerson
  • Kathleen M. MazzarellaPerson
  • Maryrose T. SylvesterPerson
  • Sean E. MenkePerson
  • Thomas L. BenPerson
  • Victoria M. HoltPerson
  • William B. PlummerPerson
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