OAKLEAF CHANGES STRENGTHEN BRAND

East Hartford, Conn. (April 6, 2010 )—OAKLEAF, a leading provider of sustainable waste logistics and recycling solutions, is implementing significant upgrades for spring, 2010. The company-wide improvements are focused on three core areas: business process, operational logistics and service consistency. Employee meetings, work sessions and planning groups created both the vision for the upgrades and the momentum for change. Marc Okrant, VP of Marketing at OAKLEAF states:

 

“Clients and vendors will notice an immediate upgrade in the quality of experience they have with us. It’s easy to embrace change when the impact is positive and felt throughout every tier of our organization. It’s a new chapter for our brand – we know our clients and business partners will appreciate the changes.”

 

Other changes include the addition of Mario Harik and George McGinn. OAKLEAF warmly welcomes Mario Harik as the new Chief Information Officer. Mario joined OAKLEAF in early 2009 as the Senior Vice-President, Research and Development. His remarkable IT knowledge began as an undergrad at the American University of Beirut, where he earned a degree in Computer and Communications Engineering, followed by an ME in Information Technology from MIT. Prior to joining OAKLEAF, Mario was Chief Technology Officer at Tallan, a nationwide professional services firm focusing on enterprise-scale software systems implementation and integration.

 

OAKLEAF proudly welcomes George McGinn who will serve as Executive Vice President – Legal and Government Affairs. In September ’09, George joined as a consultant for New Mountain Capital, backers of OAKLEAF. George was also a Partner in the law firm Bass, Berry & Sims, PLC in Nashville and EVP, General Counsel for Physician Reliance Network in Dallas, TX. George was a Captain in the United States Marine Corps. He received both his BA and JD with honors from Vanderbilt University.

 

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in East Hartford, Connecticut, OAKLEAF is committed to revolutionizing the waste service industry with a first-to-market, asset-light business model and unparalleled technology. OAKLEAF is the nation's fastest-growing waste and recycling service provider with 650 employees and a nationwide network of 5,000 OAKLEAF certified haulers. OAKLEAF is an expert in providing service and solutions to the most progressive and environmentally minded companies in North America.

 

For more information, please contact:
Joe Murphy, Manager Corporate Communications
The BrainStorm Group
Phone: 416.506.9930 x 275
Email: jmurphy@brainstormgroup.com