TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwired) — 05/29/13 — Reclay StewardEdge Inc. is pleased to announce that Richard Blundell has joined the senior management team to expand our service offerings across the entire product stewardship continuum. Recognized as a leading provider of independent product stewardship and materials management solutions, we leverage world-class expertise to develop a thorough understanding of our customers– waste management issues.
Richard Blundell, MBA will be leading the Materials Management and Trading division of Reclay StewardEdge. He is an experienced senior executive and entrepreneur with over 30 years of broad, diverse executive management and consulting experience in the global environmental services and technology sectors. He has a rich and varied background from leading early-stage, environmental businesses, including founding an exclusive sustainability network, Global BSN, to being a former senior executive with Laidlaw Inc., SGS S.A. and the HCL Group. Areas of expertise include corporate and market development, new business initiation, business operations management, and strategy and technology consulting. His international experience includes managing businesses with operations or projects in Europe, North and South America, Asia-Pacific and Africa.
Derek Stephenson, President of Reclay StewardEdge Inc. said: “We are delighted to have Richard on board to drive our new business initiatives in the materials management and trading sector. His strong executive leadership, experience in new business creation and management of large multinational projects will be a valuable asset as we grow and develop our presence and capabilities within our new role as a member of the Reclay Group.”
About Reclay StewardEdge Inc.
Reclay StewardEdge Inc. is based in Toronto with additional offices in other Canadian provinces and US states. An international consultancy organization with extensive experience and expertise in sustainability issues related to the end-of-life management of packaging and products, their principals are considered pioneers in the recycling and sustainability field. In November 2012, StewardEdge Inc. became part of the Reclay Group to extend their global reach and offer a broader suite of services to their clients.
About the Reclay Group
The Reclay Group specializes in environmental and waste management solutions through its specialist subsidiaries. The Reclay Group, which is managed by main shareholders Martin Schurmann and Raffael A. Fruscio, employs 230 people at its sites in Cologne, Herborn, Berlin, Vienna, Rotkreuz/Switzerland, Bratislava, Brno/Slovakia, Budapest and Maribor/Slovenia. The Reclay Group currently provides consultancy services for over 3,000 companies from trade and industry and continues to grow. The corporate group generated turnover of around EUR 180 million in financial year 2012.
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