FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Services, Inc.
(NYSE: RSG) today announced the election of Allan C. Sorensen to the Company's
Board of Directors.
Mr. Sorensen, 60, also currently is a Director on the Board of Westmark
Group Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: WGHI), a Director on the Board of Let's Talk
Cellular and Wireless, Inc. (Nasdaq: LTCW) and a Director and Vice Chairman of
the privately held Interim HealthCare Inc.
His career includes 36 years with Interim Services, Inc. (NYSE: IS), the
Fort Lauderdale temporary staffing company he once led as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer.
He also is a five-term Chairman and current Director of Home Health
Services and Staffing Association based in Washington, D.C. and a past
President (1981-82) and 14-year Board Member of the National Association of
Temporary Staffing Services, also in Washington.
His election brings the total number of Republic Services, Inc. board
members to four.
Republic Services, Inc. is one of the largest providers of non-hazardous
solid waste collection and disposal services in the United States. The
Company's various operating units provide solid waste collection services for
commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers in 24 states,
primarily in the Sunbelt and other high growth areas of the country. The
Company continues to grow through acquisitions and internal growth.
SOURCE Republic Services, Inc.