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  BUSINESS VISION WITH A PASSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

  Safety-Kleen Board of Directors
 
 
 Ronald W. Haddock, Chairman of the Board, Chairman of Governance, Nominating and EHS Committee
  R. Randolph Devening, Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee 
  Richard B. Neff, Chairman of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee 
  David Samuel Coats 
  Patrick H. Daugherty
  Matthew Kaufman 
  Jason Mudrick
  Gregory J. Stuecheli
  Frederick J. Florjancic, Jr.,
CEO and President 
  Jay Lifton, Non-voting Advisory Director

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 Frederick J. Florjancic
Chief Executive Officer and President

Frederick J. Florjancic, Jr. joined Safety-Kleen in June 2004, as CEO, President and director. Mr. Florjancic joined the company from SPX Corp., of Charlotte, North Carolina, where he served as President of its Specialty Engineered Products Group since 2001, and was responsible for six companies that manufacture industrial filters, hydraulics and capital equipment. Prior to SPX, he spent 15 years with Brunswick Corp., beginning in 1985 as Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, and later serving as Global President and CEO of the Indoor Recreation Group.

Mr. Florjancic holds Bachelor of Science and MBA degrees from Indiana University, and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University's Graduate School of Business. He also serves on the board of directors of Elkay Manufacturing Company.

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 Dennis McGill
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dennis McGill Dennis McGill joined Safety-Kleen in April 2005 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. McGill served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GAB Robins Groups of Companies, a global financial services company and the second largest independent loss adjusting company, from October 2002 to April 2005. Mr. McGill has also served as Chief Financial Officer of national and international retail companies, including Hastings Entertainment, Inc. from August 1995 until October 1999, and Starboard Cruiseline Services from October 1999 until April 2000, and as Executive Vice President of Savers, Inc. from April 2000 until January 2002. Mr. McGill obtained his BS in Business Administration and MBA from the University of California at Berkley, and is a licensed CPA in California.

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 T.R. Tunnell
Executive Vice President and General Counsel

T.R. Tunnell joined Safety-Kleen in October 2004 as Executive Vice President and General Counsel from Fossil, Inc., a publicly-held international manufacturer of watches, leather goods and other accessories where he had served in several legal and executive capacities since 1993. Mr. Tunnell was also previously Vice President and General Counsel at Pillowtex Corp., a Dallas-based manufacturer and marketer of pillows and bedding products and Vice President, Legal at Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. Mr. Tunnell received his Bachelor of Arts degree from East Texas State University and his Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University, and is a member of the Texas Bar Association.

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 Steve Grimshaw
Executive Vice President, West Group

Steve Grimshaw joined Safety-Kleen in 1999 and became Executive Vice President, West Group in January 2007. Mr. Grimshaw served as Executive Vice President, Branch Sales and Service from January 2004 through December 2006. Prior to that time, he served in various capacities, including Senior Vice President/General Manager - South Region, Senior Vice President, Branch Sales and Marketing, and Senior Vice President, Business Management and Marketing. Before joining us, Mr. Grimshaw spent almost a decade in the motor oil and environmental services business with Valvoline/First Recovery, divisions of Ashland Oil, Inc. Mr. Grimshaw received his Bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of South Carolina.


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 Dave Sprinkle
Executive Vice President, East Group

Dave Sprinkle became Executive Vice President, East Group in January 2007 and was Executive Vice President, Operations of the Company from October 2002 through December 2006. Mr. Sprinkle has been employed by the Company or our Predecessor Company since December 1980. From November 2001 through October 2002, he was Chief Operating Officer of the Company. He was also President of the Chemical Services Division from May 2000 through November 2001. Prior to that time, he served in various capacities, including Senior Vice President of Operations, Senior Vice President of the Eastern Division, Senior Vice President of the Southern Division and Senior Vice President of Sales and Services. Mr. Sprinkle received his BS in Business Administration from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1976. 

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 Eric Zimmer

Senior Vice President, Marketing

Eric Eric Zimmer became Senior Vice President of Marketing in January 2007. Mr. Zimmer has been employed by the Company or our Predecessor Company since December, 1995.  Prior to joining Safety-Kleen, Mr. Zimmer held various positions with Westinghouse Corporation, in their Environmental Systems and Services Group.  From November 2000 to December 2006, he served as Vice President overseeing Business Management, Marketing, and National Accounts programs.  Mr. Zimmer holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Missouri.


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 Mike Williams

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Mike Williams became Senior Vice President, Human Resources in February 2005 after serving the company as Vice President of HR for two years. Prior to that, he held the position of Vice President of HR at American Residential Services, a $900 million HVAC and Plumbing division of ServiceMaster, Inc. He has also held various roles within Human Resources for companies such as Waste Management and Frito-Lay. Mr. Williams received his bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University and holds a law degree from the University of Arkansas.

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 Magnus Borg
Senior Vice president and Chief Information Officer

Magnus Borg joined Safety-Kleen in August 2005 as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Borg held various senior positions at Ericsson Inc., a leading provider of communications networks, related services and handset technology platforms from 2001 to 2004, including his most recent roles as Senior Vice President and CIO for the Americas and Vice President, New Sales. He also served as General Manager, Performance, Measurement, and Management, at a Swedish banking company and as Executive Vice President and CIO for a Swedish automotive company. Mr. Borg is conversant in five languages, was a Swedish biathlon champion, and a member of the Swedish Olympic team.

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 Dave Eckelbarger
Senior Vice President, Corporate Support Services

Dave Eckelbarger joined Safety-Kleen in 2002 as the Senior Vice President, Midwest Region.  Prior to that, he was the president of a private manufacturing company, SBS Inc., from 1999 through 2002.  In his current role as Senior Vice President, Corporate Support Services, he is responsible for Supply Chain, Fleet, Logistics, Engineering, Facility Operations and Central Customer Support.  Mr. Eckelbarger is a graduate from the United States Military Academy and holds an MBA from Harvard University.


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