CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y.,
March 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
BioHiTech Global, Inc. ("BioHiTech" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:
BHTG), a technology and services company that provides
cost-effective and sustainable waste management solutions, today
announced the appointment of Tony
Fuller to the newly created position of Chief Administrative
Officer. This new leadership role will be in addition to his
service as a member of the Company's Board of Directors. Mr.
Fuller enjoyed a thirty-year career at Walmart where he last held
the position of Senior Vice President. During that tenure, he
also served as one of the twelve executives on the Walmart's Global
Sustainability Steering Committee, providing direction for all of
the company's sustainability efforts.
"The addition of Tony to our leadership team is an important
part of our corporate evolution as we look to strategically manage
the anticipated growth of our operations," said Frank E. Celli, BioHiTech's Chief Executive
Officer. "His in-depth experience in supply chain management,
organization building, and overseeing many aspects of rapid
business expansion at Walmart will be invaluable to us as we begin
to deliver on larger digester deployments and expand the roadmap
for our sustainable waste management solutions across the country
and the globe."
Mr. Fuller's distinguished service at Walmart spanned over three
decades, culminating with his role as Senior Vice
President. For over 20 years he led the teams which provided
both property management and maintenance for Walmart's global
portfolio. During that time, the portfolio grew from under 1,000
stores in 20 states in the United
States, to almost 10,000 stores in all fifty states, and 23
countries around the world. Throughout his service in this area Mr.
Fuller served as the chairman of the transaction committee as well
as the real estate finance committee and was involved in the
development of over 100 distribution centers ranging in size from
250,000 to 4 million square feet. He led in the creation Walmart
Realty, which over a ten-year period developed more than 100
million square feet of real estate space. Mr. Fuller chaired the
REIT governance committee for over 15 years, dealing with all
aspect of compliance and corporate governance. He also led the
restructure of Walmart's global indirect procurement efforts,
managing a team responsible for dispersing more than $2 billion per year for items as diverse as
supplies and structural steel.
Mr. Fuller serves as a member of the Board of Advisors of Global
Healthcare Capital, a leading healthcare investor and asset
manager, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Serge Global,
Inc. He also served on the Executive Committee and Board of
Directors of REAP (Real Estate Associate Program), an organization
opening opportunities for minorities in commercial real estate. Mr.
Fuller received his BS in Agricultural Economics from Arkansas State University and his JD from the
University of Arkansas.
Mr. Fuller added, "I am very excited to expand my role at
BioHiTech as the Company enters this pivotal stage of business
growth. The recently announced digester contract with Carnival
Corp. coupled with the ramp up in operations at our HEBioT resource
recovery facility in Martinsburg,
are indicative of our Company's promising future in providing
sustainable disposal solutions that make a difference. I know from
my work on the Global Sustainability Steering Committee at
Walmart how important that is for our future business growth as
well as the future of our planet. Equally important to our success
is our ability to manage all aspects of our business from planning
through product delivery and customer relations. I look forward to
working closely with the entire team at BioHiTech to manage our
growth and create lasting value for our shareholders."
About BioHiTech Global
BioHiTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:
BHTG), is changing the way we think about managing waste. Our
cost-effective technology solutions include the patented processing
of municipal solid waste into a valuable renewable fuel, biological
disposal of food waste on-site, and proprietary real-time data
analytics tools to reduce food waste generation. Our unique
solutions enable businesses and municipalities of all sizes to
lower disposal costs while having a positive impact on the
environment. When used individually or in combination, our
solutions lower the carbon footprint associated with waste
transportation and can reduce or virtually eliminate landfill
usage. For more information, please
visit www.biohitech.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements in this document
contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements,
including statements about digester contracts or future business
growth, are based on many assumptions and estimates and are not
guarantees of future performance. These statements may involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause the actual results, performance or achievements of BioHiTech
Global, Inc. to be materially different from future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. BioHiTech Global, Inc. assumes no
obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking
statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results
could differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes
available in the future. Our actual results may differ materially
from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements
due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation those
set forth as "Risk Factors" in our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC"). There may be other factors not
mentioned above or included in the BioHiTech's SEC filings that may
cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in
any forward-looking statement. BioHiTech Global, Inc. assumes no
obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of
new information, future events or developments, except as required
by securities laws.
Company Contact:
BioHiTech Global, Inc.
Richard Galterio
Executive Vice President
Direct: 845.367.0603
rgalterio@biohitech.com
www.biohitech.com
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