NORWELL, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 3, 2013--
Clean
Harbors, Inc. (“Clean Harbors”) (NYSE: CLH), the leading provider of
environmental, energy and industrial services throughout North America,
today announced that Jim Buckley has been appointed as SVP Investor
Relations and Corporate Communications.
Prior to joining Clean Harbors, Jim was executive vice president and
partner at Sharon Merrill Associates, a critical communications
strategic advisory firm that is nationally recognized for its investor
relations expertise. During his 19-year tenure at Sharon Merrill, Jim
provided strategic counsel to clients on a broad spectrum of corporate
communications issues and oversaw the implementation of investor
relations programs for a number of organizations, including Clean
Harbors.
“Jim is a seasoned investor relations and corporate communications
professional,” said James M. Rutledge, Vice Chairman, President and
Chief Financial Officer of Clean Harbors. “We are familiar with him and
his abilities from our longstanding relationship with Sharon Merrill. As
we sought to expand our communications function to reflect our growth as
an organization, he was the logical choice for this newly created
position. He will play an important role in shaping our messaging and
facilitating external and internal communications. He will be a valuable
resource for both Wall Street and our employee base going forward.”
Buckley also has served as an adjunct professor of investor relations
for several years at Boston University and has guest lectured at other
colleges on a variety of corporate communications topics. He has been a
member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) since 1997
and was a speaker at the NIRI National Conference in 2011 and 2012. He
also has presented at various NIRI seminars and Public Relations Society
of America meetings during his Sharon Merrill career. Prior to Sharon
Merrill, Buckley served as a staff reporter at The Eagle Times in
Claremont, New Hampshire. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Journalism
from Marquette University and an M.B.A from Boston College.
About Clean Harbors
Clean
Harbors (NYSE: CLH) is the leading provider of environmental, energy
and industrial services throughout North America. The Company serves a
diverse customer base, including a majority of the Fortune 500
companies, thousands of smaller private entities and numerous federal,
state, provincial and local governmental agencies. Through its
Safety-Kleen subsidiary, Clean Harbors also is a premier provider of
used oil recycling and re-refining, parts washers and environmental
services for the small quantity generator market.
Headquartered in Massachusetts, Clean Harbors has waste disposal
facilities and service locations throughout the United States and
Canada, as well as Mexico and Puerto Rico. For more information, visit www.cleanharbors.com.
Source: Clean Harbors, Inc.
Clean Harbors, Inc.
James M. Rutledge, 781-792-5100
Vice
Chairman, President and CFO
InvestorRelations@cleanharbors.com
or
Clean
Harbors, Inc.
Jim Buckley, 781-792-5100
SVP Investor Relations
and Corporate Communications
Buckley.James@cleanharbors.com
