Effective January 11, 2017, the Board of Directors of Waste Management, Inc. elected Ms. Devina A. Rankin to the position of Acting Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Rankin will also retain her existing positions as the Company's Vice President & Treasurer. Ms. Rankin, age 41, has served as the Company's Vice President and Treasurer since August 2012, having been promoted from the position of Assistant Treasurer. She joined the Company in 2002 and has held a number of corporate finance positions of increasing responsibility during her tenure.