American Ecology Announces New Corporate Controller.Business Editors BOISE, Idaho--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2002 Jim Baumgardner, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Boise based American Ecology Corporation (Nasdaq: ECOL ECOL es.comp.os.linux.* (newsgroups) ECOL Emmanuel Church of Lakewood (San Francisco, CA) ), today announced that the Company's Board of Directors has appointed Michael J. Gilberg as Vice President and Corporate Controller. "Michael's strong financial reporting, corporate accounting, and auditing experience is an excellent fit for this position," Baumgardner said, adding "we believe the addition of Michael to the American Ecology team will contribute to building our business and improving earnings." Prior to joining American Ecology, Gilberg was Controller for TJT TJT The Juliana Theory (band) TJT Tooling Job Ticket , Inc. a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. located in Emmett, Idaho. Previously, Gilberg worked for the international accounting firms of KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen and Deloitte and Touche in increasingly responsible audit positions. American Ecology Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides radioactive, PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. , hazardous and non-hazardous waste services to commercial and government customers throughout the United States, such as nuclear power plants, steel mills, medical and academic institutions and petro-chemical facilities. The Company is the oldest radioactive and hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. services supplier in the United States. This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on our current expectations, beliefs, and assumptions about the industry and markets in which American Ecology Corporation and its subsidiaries operate. Actual results may differ materially from what is expressed herein and no assurance can be given that the company can successfully implement its growth strategy, generate future earnings, or prevail in pending litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . For information on factors that could cause actual results to differ from expectations, please refer to American Ecology Corporation's Report on Form 10-K, and most recent Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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