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EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 912

TOTAL RATINGS: 6479

CEO: James Fish Jr.

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James Fish Jr. Waste Management CEO Rating

Waste Management's CEO, James Fish Jr., has 637 employee ratings and a score of 71/100, placing them in the Top 35% of similar size companies on Comparably with 10,000+ Employees and Top 40% of other companies in Houston. When breaking the CEO score down by factors such as department, gender, and ethnicity, we see that females at Waste Management rate James Fish Jr. higher than males, giving the CEO a score of 68/100.

Last updated 8 days ago.

Where This Score Ranks Waste Management's CEO Rating

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In the Top 35% of 1339 Similar Sized Companies on Comparably
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In the Top 40% of 65 Nearby Companies in Houston
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2nd place versus 4 competitors rated on Comparably

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Waste Management CEO James Fish Jr. Bio

Mr. James C. Fish, Jr. also known as Jim, has been the Chief Executive Officer of Waste Management, Inc. since November 11, 2016 and as has been its President since July 27, 2016. Mr. Fish served as Executive Vice President of Waste Management, Inc. from August 2012 to July 27, 2016 and also served as its Chief Financial Officer since August 2012 until November 18, 2016. He served as Senior Vice President of Eastern Group Operations at Waste Management, Inc. since June 13, 2011 until August 2012. Mr. Fish served as Area Vice President of Pennsylvania and West Virginia Market at Waste Management. He joined Waste Management in 2001 as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis and also served as Vice President of Price Management and was responsible for running its pricing excellence programs. Mr. Fish held finance or revenue management positions at Westex, a Yellow Corporation subsidiary; Trans World Airlines, Inc. and America West Airlines, Inc. He began his professional career at KPMG Peat Marwick. Mr. Fish has been a Director of Waste Management, Inc. since November 11, 2016. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Arizona State University and his MBA in finance from the University of Chicago. Mr. Fish is a Certified Public Accountant.

Who Ranks Waste Management's CEO Rating the Highest?

Department - HR 96/100

Ethnicity - Hispanic or Latino 91/100

Tenure - 2 to 5 Years 87/100

Who Ranks Waste Management's CEO Rating the Lowest?

Ethnicity - Other 38/100

Department - Product 50/100

Department - Engineering 55/100

Waste Management CEO James Fish Jr. At a Glance

The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Waste Management.

Based on 637 ratings, James Fish Jr. ranks right below Waste Connections' CEO, Ron Mittelstaedt.

Waste Management's CEO is highly regarded by the HR department, Hispanic or Latino employees, and employees who have been at the company 2 to 5 Years. However, the Product department and the Engineering department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.