LRS appoints new executive vice president and general counsel

LRS, a Rosemont, Illinois-based independent waste diversion, recycling and portable services provider, has announced the appointment of Corey H. Grauer to executive vice president and general counsel, effective immediately.

Grauer brings an experienced and diverse portfolio of career legal accomplishments to LRS spanning more than three decades and will be responsible for executive management and oversight of LRS legal, human resources, risk management, compliance, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives.

Prior to his role at LRS, Grauer served as general counsel, corporate secretary and compliance officer for Marmon Holdings Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary. In this position, he oversaw legal and compliance-related matters for five of Marmon’s business groups.

Grauer earned his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Illinois in Urbana—Champaign.

"I couldn't be more excited and honored to join LRS and look forward to providing sound legal counsel based on a career of truly rewarding experiences," says Grauer in a release. "LRS has reached a notable size and scale in the waste, recycling and portables industry that requires effective legal, compliance and risk management oversight, and I look forward to making a difference."

Commenting on the appointment, LRS President and CEO Alan T. Handley says Grauer brings proven experience and expertise colored by a career of high-profile successes.

"We welcome Corey to the LRS executive management team and look forward to his many contributions as we continue to grow our waste diversion, recycling and portables markets across our nation's Midwest and South-Central states," Handley says. "We expect Corey's judgment and counsel will serve us well as we continue to scale LRS throughout the greater Midwest."

Handley adds that LRS recently announced the promotions of 14 executives for numerous contributions that helped the company accelerate its growth trajectory as a sustainability industry leader:

• Frank Piecukionis, LRS South—Topeka, Kansas, general manager; 
• Thomas (Ben) Jennings, Rosemont, Illinois, senior M&A analyst; 
• Mike Vasich, Rosemont, Illinois, enterprise applications manager; 
• Jim Fedash, Rosemont, Illinois, vice president of revenue; 
• Brian Grosse, Rosemont, Illinois, senior vice president of portables; 
• Jim Engineer, Rosemont, Illinois, manager, ESG, government affairs and communications; 
• Ryan McGuire, Rosemont, Illinois, director of M&A; 
• Jerry Golf, Jr., California material recovery facility (MRF), Illinois, manager of postcollections operations; 
• Sylvia Corona, California, MRF, Illinois, postcollections account manager; 
• Alex Bahena, Heartland MRF, Illinois, MRF manager; and
• Steven Schilling, PE, Rosemont, Illinois, senior project manager.

*This article was updated April 21, as LRS' headquarters was misidentified as being in Morton Grove, Illinois.