Bio
Hailing from Pittsburgh, Pa., Ron is a United States Air Force Veteran. Since his honorable and decorated time in the military, Ron has worked in Senior Leadership Roles at Medco, Merck, and Mercedes-Benz of North America. During his 10-year tenure at Nestle, he turned around 2 critical markets valued at over $70 million each. Thereafter, he ran a $300 million division with National award-winning performance Because of the economic downturn and his reputation in the beverage industry as a ”Lean” and strong operator, he was tapped to turn around the operations of the second largest beer wholesaler group in the industry – Origlio Beverage, which is valued at over $ 1 billion. He served as their Vice President of Operations and the only non-family member of the executive committee until 2020. Currently, Ron is the NE Vice President for Waste Management, Inc. He runs a team of 17 direct reports, over 3500 employees, 27 Landfills, 29 Transfer Stations, sales, environmental protection and over 35 Hauling sites with full P and L responsibility of over $1.3 billion in annual revenue. Ron is also a committed investor with several start-ups outside the beverage industry.