Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 2, 2003
STEVEN F. BOUCK has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Waste Connections, Inc., since February 1998. Mr. Bouck held
various positions with First Analysis Corporation from 1986 to 1998,
including most recently as Managing Director coordinating corporate
finance. In that capacity, he provided merger and acquisition advisory
services to companies in the environmental industry. Mr. Bouck was also
responsible for assisting in investing venture capital funds focused on
the environmental industry that were managed by First Analysis. In
connection with those investments, he served on the Boards of Directors
of several companies. While at First Analysis, Mr. Bouck also provided
analytical research coverage of a number of publicly traded
environmental services companies. Mr. Bouck holds BS and MS degrees in
Mechanical Engineering from Rensslelaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA
in Finance from the Wharton School. He has been a Chartered Financial
Analyst since 1990. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief history and overview of WasteConnections.
Mr. Bouck: The company was founded in September 1997 and completed its
first acquisition at the end of September