Jon Vander Ark, President and Chief Executive Officer; Director at Republic Services, Inc.. Biography, career history and compensation sourced from SEC proxy filings.
About
Jon Vander Ark is President and Chief Executive Officer of Republic Services, Inc. and a director since July 2021. He became Chief Executive Officer on June 25, 2021, succeeding Donald W. Slager, and is responsible for driving the Company's values-based culture and leading its strategy. He was instrumental in developing Republic's strategy to partner with customers to create a more sustainable world.
He joined Republic in January 2013 as Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, then held a series of operating roles including Executive Vice President, Operations (March 2016-January 2018), Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer (January 2018-May 2019), and President (from May 1, 2019). Prior to Republic he was a partner at McKinsey & Company's Detroit office. He signs the 10-K as Principal Executive Officer.
Roles
Republic Services, Inc.
President and Chief Executive Officer; Director · Current role
2021–present
Republic Services, Inc.
President and Chief Executive Officer; Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer; Executive Vice President, Operations; Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer · President since May 1, 2019; CEO since June 25, 2021.
2013 - Present
McKinsey & Company
Partner; Associate Principal; Manager · Detroit office, managing clients across transportation, logistics, manufacturing and consumer products.
2000 - 2012
External Roles
Lennox International
Director (Member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation and Human Resources Committee)
2024 - Present
Chances for Children
Board member
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Fixed Compensation
FY 2025
Salary
$1,302,692
ComponentAnnual base salary
All other compensation
$447,171
Total compensation
$14,857,016
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2025
Cash incentive
Annual cash incentive
$1,982,664
FormNon-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
Metric50% EPS, 50% free cash flow
Stock awards
Stock awards
$11,124,489
FormPSUs and RSUs
MetricROIC, cash flow value creation, relative TSR