What Happened?
Morristown, NJ-based Covanta Energy hired Mike Wright as CHRO.
About the Company
Covanta Energy Corporation (formerly the Ogden Corporation) owns and operates worldwide over forty new generation waste combustion facilities with added benefit of energy recovery, also known as waste-to-energy or energy-from-waste power generation plants. Facilities operated by Covanta produce electricity for approximately one million homes in communities across North America by converting municipal solid waste into renewable energy. The company’s operations offset the production of approximately 20 million tons of carbon dioxide annually by producing electricity without utilizing fossil-fuel and by diverting waste from landfills.
About the Person
Michael A. Wright joined Covanta in June 2009 as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. He is responsible for leading the Human Resources function on a global basis in the areas of strategy and programs, labor relations, compensation, benefits, and talent management. From April 2008 to April 2009, he served as president of The Wright Group, Inc., a boutique human capital consulting firm. Prior to starting his own business, Mr. Wright spent 25 years serving in a variety of positions at the Altria family of companies (Kraft and Philip Morris). He most recently served as vice president-human resources & technology for Altria Corporate Services, Inc. in New York, where he was primarily responsible for the team of Human Resources generalists supporting the global functional organizations and senior leadership of Altria Group, Inc. Mr. Wright is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, an organization founded to provide African-American officers and executives of corporations (primarily Fortune 500) with a professional network and forum to offer perspective and direction on national economic and public policy issues. He also serves on the Executive Advisory Council for the School of Management at Delaware State University.
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