Browning-Ferris Industries

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Browning-Ferris Industries

COMPANY

Waste disposal company, founded 1968 by Tom Fajardo and Roger A. Ramsey.

Acquired Browning-Ferris Machinery Company in 1969.

Sold under distress to Allied Waste Industries in 1999.

Industry:
Industrial Services

Ticker:
(defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
Houston, TX

Employees:
25,000

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Jeffrey E. Curtiss Business c. 1948 CFO of Service Corporation Int'l., 2000-06

Roger A. Ramsey Business c. 1938 CEO of Allied Waste Industries, 1989-97

William Ruckelshaus Government 24-Jul-1932 Twice EPA administrator

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

William T. Butler Doctor c. 1932 Baylor College of Medicine

William Ruckelshaus Government 24-Jul-1932 Twice EPA administrator

Marina v.N. Whitman Economist 6-Mar-1935 Council of Economic Advisers, 1972-73

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