Strategic role for Viridor’s Chris Jonas
Viridor’s head of strategic development, Chris Jonas has been appointed director of business development for the Taunton-based waste and recycling company.
Mr. Jonas, who joined Viridor in 2003, will assume responsibility for Viridor’s business research interests focused on increasing energy generation and improving recyclate quality, and will chair the company’s newly-formed Technology and Innovation Steering Group.
He has served in a number of senior roles for the company including as head of strategic development since 2010. During this time Mr Jonas successfully secured a number of major public-private partnerships for the company and led a series of strategic M&A projects, Viridor has said.
He will continue to represent the business on a series of UK national and regional policy and stakeholder forums.
Mr. Jonas also served as Viridor’s Regional Manager for the South West, responsible for the development, profitability, safety and operations of the South West collection fleet and associated transfer station infrastructure.
Paul Ringham, commercial director of Viridor said: “We’re delighted to appoint Chris to this new role. With an impressive track record as head of strategic development at Viridor and over 18 years of experience in the sector, Chris was the outstanding candidate for this senior leadership role. We’re confident that Chris can contribute strongly to driving the company forward.”
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Tony Weir joins as Technical Director of Blue Group
Equipment supplier Blue Group has appointed Tony Weir as technical director – joining the company from mobile crushing and screening specialist Powerscreen.
Mr Weir has over 25 years’ experience in the crushing and screening industry, along with a certified technical background in mechanics, hydraulics, fabrication and the setup of mobile and stationary crushing and screening equipment.
He had previously worked as service technician, service manager and new product manager at Powerscreen, and most recently held the role of global technical solutions manager.
Commenting on the move, Mr Weir said: “My decision to move to the Blue Group from Powerscreen was to further my career with a role that allowed me to get closer to the customers on the ground. It will enable me to get a better understanding of their business and what is important to them with regard to purchasing equipment that ultimately has to give a good return on investment.
“Within the Blue organisation, I believe it gives me the opportunity to work with a very professional group of people and bring my experiences into play to ultimately assist the customer to make the correct choice when purchasing expensive heavy equipment.”
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Abigail Johnson joins Mick George waste team
Construction waste and contracting service specialist Mick George has appointed Abigail Johnson as Commercial Manager.
Mrs Johnson will develop capabilities, facilities, services and business opportunities for the firm’s waste management arm, including asbestos, contaminated soils and hazardous waste.
Her appointment coincides with the development and opening of Mick George’s new asbestos and contaminated soils disposal facility at Mepal, Cambridgeshire in October.
Mrs Johnson joins Mick George from Enviroco, where she headed up national business development with a focus on hazardous waste.
Commenting on her appointment, Jon Stump, finance director at Mick George said: “Abigail is a highly dynamic professional with an excellent commercial, operational and technical skill base. She has a proven track record of success in the industry and will be an asset to our team. She is ideally placed to promote our unique position as a genuine one-stop provider for asbestos waste and contaminated soils when we open our new disposal facility in Cambridgeshire next month”.
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