Waste Pro promotes from within to IT post

After serving for six years as Waste Pro’s director of information systems, Rob Grimm has been promoted to chief information officer at the company.

Grimm has more than 15 years of experience in information technology (IT) and business solutions with a wide array of expertise in project management, data center design, life cycle management and business processes.

Before joining Waste Pro, Longwood, Florida, Grimm held director positions in information technology and marketing, aligning top-performing teams in the transportation and construction industries.

As director of information systems, Grimm managed a team of IT professionals focused on modernizing data centers, processing facilities and offices across Waste Pro's footprint.

In his new role, he will continue to lead Waste Pro's digital strategy, ensuring the adoption of infrastructure, security, business systems and telecommunications to meet employee and customer needs today and into the future. Business continuity and smooth operations will continue to be at the forefront of his team's efforts.

He also leads Waste Pro’s enterprise resource planning, or ERP, modernization project to deploy SAP S4/HANA.

“Under Rob’s leadership, this project will lead Waste Pro’s growth well beyond $1 billion,” Chief Financial Officer Cort Sabina says. “Rob and his team will take our systems well into the future with a new state-of-the-art system.”

In addition, the integrated system will increase efficiency and provide greater insight and enhancements for customers.