On July 17, 2017, the Board of Directors of US Ecology, Inc. appointed Ronald (Ron) C. Keating to the Board, increasing the number of directors to seven. Mr. Keating will serve in this role until the company's next Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Keating was also appointed to the Board's Compensation Committee, replacing Daniel Fox. Keating brings more than 25 years of operations and leadership experience with companies providing solutions to municipal, industrial and infrastructure customers. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer and a director at Evoqua Water Technologies LLC. Keating previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer at Contech Engineered Solutions and held senior leadership positions at Kennametal Inc. and Ingersoll-Rand Inc.