BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Feb. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Vulcan Materials
Company (NYSE: VMC), the nation's largest producer of
construction aggregates, today announced that it has
elected David P. Steiner to its Board of Directors,
effective immediately. Mr. Steiner will serve on Vulcan's Safety,
Health and Environmental Affairs Committee and the Governance
Committee. Mr. Steiner most recently served as Chief Executive
Officer of Waste Management, Inc. from 2004 to 2016. Waste
Management provides waste management services in North America, including collection, transfer,
recycling and resource recovery services as well as landfill
disposal. He currently serves on the board of directors of FedEx
Corporation.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome David to the Board. He
brings to Vulcan a wealth of expertise in business operations, land
management, transportation and logistics, financial management and
strategic planning," said J. Thomas
Hill, Vulcan's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Vulcan also announced that Elaine L.
Chao has stepped down from the Board after being confirmed
by the U.S. Senate to serve as U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
Secretary Chao joined Vulcan's Board in February 2015.
Mr. Hill continued, "I am so pleased to congratulate Secretary
Chao on becoming the 18th U.S. Secretary of
Transportation. Her insights into both the public and private
sectors have been very valuable to Vulcan. We are most grateful for
the contributions she has made to Vulcan and we wish her the very
best as she leads the U.S. Department of Transportation."
Vulcan Materials Company, a member of the S&P 500
index, is the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates
and a major producer of other construction materials. For
additional information see www.vulcanmaterials.com.
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SOURCE Vulcan Materials Company