William Razzouk - Waste Connections Independent Director
| WCN Stock | CAD 227.80 2.40 1.06% |
Director
Mr. William J. Razzouk serves as Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Razzouk was a corporate director since October 2017. From March 2005 to October 2017, Mr. Razzouk served as the Chairman and a Director of Newgistics, Inc., a provider of intelligent order delivery and returns management solutions for direct retailers and technology companies, since March 2005. From March 2005 to December 2015, he also served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Newgistics, Inc. From August 2000 to December 2002, he was a Managing Director of Paradigm Capital Partners, LLC, a VC firm in Memphis, Tennessee focused on meeting the capital and advisory needs of emerging growth companies. From September 1998 to August 2000, he was Chairman of PlanetRx.com, an ecommerce company focused on healthcare and sales of prescription and overthecounter medicines, health and beauty products and medical supplies. He was also Chief Executive Officer of PlanetRx.com from September 1998 until April 2000. From April 1998 until September 1998, Mr. Razzouk owned a management consulting business and an investment company that focused on identifying strategic acquisitions. From September 1997 until April 1998, he was the President, Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Storage USA, Inc., a then publiclytraded real estate investment trust that owned and operated more than 350 mini storage warehouses. He served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of America Online from February 1996 to June 1996. From 1983 to 1996, Mr. Razzouk held various management positions at Federal Express Corporationrationration, most recently as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Customer Operations, with full worldwide PL responsibility. Mr. Razzouk previously held management positions at ROLM Corporationrationration, Philips Electronics and Xerox Corporationrationration. He previously was a Director of Fritz Companies, Inc., Sanifill, Inc., Cordis Corporationration, Storage USA, PlanetRx since 2016.
| Age | 71 |
| Tenure | 10 years |
| Address | 6220 Highway 7, Woodbridge, ON, Canada, L4H 4G3 |
| Phone | 905 532 7510 |
| Web | https://www.wasteconnections.com |
Waste Connections Management Efficiency
The company has return on total asset (ROA) of 0.0389 % which means that it generated a profit of $0.0389 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on equity (ROE) of 0.0761 %, meaning that it generated $0.0761 on every $100 dollars invested by stockholders. Waste Connections' management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Waste Connections manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities. As of the 31st of January 2026, Return On Capital Employed is likely to grow to 0.08, while Return On Tangible Assets are likely to drop 0.04. At this time, Waste Connections' Total Assets are very stable compared to the past year. As of the 31st of January 2026, Non Current Assets Total is likely to grow to about 22.4 B, while Other Current Assets are likely to drop about 71.1 M.Similar Executives
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Management Performance
| Return On Equity | 0.0761 | |||
| Return On Asset | 0.0389 |
Waste Connections Leadership Team
Elected by the shareholders, the Waste Connections' board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Waste Connections inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Waste. The board's role is to monitor Waste Connections' management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Waste Connections' inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Waste Connections' outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
| Susan Lee, Independent Director | ||
| Susan Netherton, Vice President – People, Training and Development | ||
| John Perkey, VP Affairs | ||
| Jason Craft, EVP COO | ||
| Worthing Jackman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director | ||
| Scott Schreiber, Vice President – Equipment and Operations Support | ||
| Eric Hansen, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer | ||
| Jason Pratt, Vice President Corporate Controller | ||
| Keith Gordon, Vice President – Information Systems | ||
| Darrell Chambliss, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President | ||
| David Hall, Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing | ||
| Matthew Black, Senior Vice President Chief Tax Officer | ||
| Mary Whitney, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President | ||
| Patrick Shea, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary | ||
| Larry Hughes, Independent Director | ||
| Elise Jordan, Independent Director | ||
| Robert Cloninger, Vice President Deputy General Counsel, Assistant Secretary | ||
| Ronald Mittelstaedt, Executive Chairman of the Board | ||
| Gregory Thibodeaux, Vice President – Maintenance and Fleet Management | ||
| Edward Guillet, Independent Director | ||
| David Eddie, Senior Vice President Chief Accounting Officer | ||
| Michael Harlan, Independent Director | ||
| Richard Wojahn, Vice President - Business Development | ||
| Derek Tan, Senior Officer | ||
| James Little, Executive Vice President – Engineering and Disposal | ||
| Shawn Mandel, Vice President – Safety and Risk Management | ||
| Colin Wittke, Vice President - Sales | ||
| William Razzouk, Independent Director | ||
| Patrick JD, General VP | ||
| Michelle Little, Executive Director – Engagement Solutions/HRIS | ||
| Joe Box, Vice Relations |
Waste Stock Performance Indicators
The ability to make a profit is the ultimate goal of any investor. But to identify the right stock is not an easy task. Is Waste Connections a good investment? Although profit is still the single most important financial element of any organization, multiple performance indicators can help investors identify the equity that they will appreciate over time.
| Return On Equity | 0.0761 | |||
| Return On Asset | 0.0389 | |||
| Profit Margin | 0.07 % | |||
| Operating Margin | 0.19 % | |||
| Current Valuation | 69.92 B | |||
| Shares Outstanding | 256.02 M | |||
| Shares Owned By Insiders | 0.20 % | |||
| Shares Owned By Institutions | 88.80 % | |||
| Number Of Shares Shorted | 1.07 M | |||
| Price To Earning | 177.62 X |
Pair Trading with Waste Connections
One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if Waste Connections position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in Waste Connections will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.Moving together with Waste Stock
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The ability to find closely correlated positions to Waste Connections could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace Waste Connections when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back Waste Connections - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling Waste Connections to buy it.
The correlation of Waste Connections is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as Waste Connections moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if Waste Connections moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for Waste Connections can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Waste Connections. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in employment. To learn how to invest in Waste Stock, please use our How to Invest in Waste Connections guide.You can also try the Pair Correlation module to compare performance and examine fundamental relationship between any two equity instruments.