Waste Connections selects new board member

Waste Connections Inc., Toronto, has announced the appointment of  Andrea E. Bertone to its board of directors.  

"We are very pleased to welcome Andrea to our board," says Ronald J. Mittelstaedt, executive chairman.  "Andrea is an accomplished executive and independent director with a wealth of experience in operations and law, along with recognition by the National Safety Council for her demonstrated dedication to employee safety."  

According to a news release from Waste Connections, Bertone served as president of Duke Energy International LLC, then wholly owned by Duke Energy Corp., a utility company, from 2009 until her retirement in 2016. Before serving as president, Bertone served as associate general counsel of Duke Energy from 2003 to 2009 and assistant general counsel to Duke Energy Trading & Marketing and Duke Energy Merchants from 2001 to 2002.   

Bertone also served as a director of Duke Energy International Geração Paranapanema S.A. from 2008 until 2016. From 1983 to 2000, Bertone served in various legal roles in both South America and the United States.   

Now, Bertone serves on the boards of directors of Amcor, Peabody Energy Corp. and DMC Global Inc. She earned a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Sao Paulo Law School in Brazil and a Master of Laws degree in international and comparative law from Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology.