Greg Podell
President & Chief Executive Officer

A 25-year veteran of the waste management equipment industry, Greg Podell was named president and chief executive officer of E-Z Pack in November 2009.

Mr. Podell most recently served as chief operating officer at Wastequip, Inc., a manufacturer of waste handling and recycling equipment, where he was responsible for steering the organization toward improved production methodologies, product standardization, and financial results, and led an aggressive western U.S. expansion strategy.

Prior to his role as COO at Wastequip, Mr. Podell spent six years as president of the company’s Galbreath subsidiary, where his accomplishments included impressive customer growth with the nation’s largest waste collection companies and ISO 9001:2000 certification. Podell also served eight years as Galbreath’s vice president of sales and marketing after starting his career in sales.

Mr. Podell, a graduate of Purdue University, formerly served on the Board of Governors for the Waste Equipment Technology Association and is a past member of the Detachable Container Association and the Environmental Research Foundation.

Jim Rogers
Vice President, Sales & Marketing

Jim Rogers joined E-Z Pack in 2008, bringing with him more than 35 years of experience with prominent North American and international automotive manufacturing companies. Having held senior management and leadership roles for truck and original equipment manufacturers such as American LaFrance, Heil, Volvo and Peterbilt, Mr. Rogers possesses a strong balance of business leadership and sales and marketing management skills.

Most recently he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Commercial Products for American LaFrance, a leading manufacturer of fire, rescue and vocational vehicles. Besides enhancing the sales structure and distribution channels, he implemented a branding strategy that resulted in leadership position in targeted industries such as refuse, construction, airport services, and municipal equipment.

From 2002 through 2005, Mr. Rogers served as Heil Environmental’s North American Vice President of Sales where he successfully transformed the organization into a regional sales ownership model while improving profitability, increase revenues and improve market share.  As President of Heil’s Truck Equipment Group, he led the company’s return to profitability.

Prior to his tenure at Heil, Mr. Rogers launched and operated Sterling & Western Star Trucks in of Chattanooga and Knoxville. As General Manager and Minority Owner, he oversaw the growth of sales from start-up to $25 million. As Director of National Accounts Sales at Volvo Trucks of North America from 1995 to 1997, he managed key customer relationships with Waste Management, BFI, USA Waste, USA Concrete, and Rinker Materials.

Mr. Rogers served in a variety of key management positions at the Paccar Division of Peterbilt Motors from 1977 to 1995. Paccar is a worldwide manufacturer of light, medium and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, DAF, Leyland and Foden nameplates. His roles included Branch Manager, Materials Manager, National Dealer Development Manager, Regional Manager and Director of National and Vocational products.

 Mr. Rogers, who began his career at the Ross Gear Company division of TRW, Inc., earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Economics from the University of Tennessee and completed the Executive and Senior Management Development Program at Dartmouth University.

Tom Robbins
Engineering Manager

As Engineering Manager, Tom Robbins oversees the entire plant and product engineering function at E-Z Pack, as well as the safety direction, field service management and warranty processing functions associated with E-Z Pack’s production facilities and personnel.

Mr. Robbins has spent his entire 25 year career working in the refuse industry, having worked for Heil Company, Crane Carrier Company, the Leach Company, and most recently, G&H Manufacturing prior to joining E-Z Pack. Mr. Robbins has held a variety of management roles, including engineering, sales, marketing and product management. As Chief Engineer at G&H, Mr. Robbins’ efforts helped improve the production process significantly, decreasing lead time, reducing labor hours and reducing production inventory by implementing just-in-time procurement. At previous companies, Mr. Robbins led development and design efforts for many new products and product lines.

Mr. Robbins has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Wisconsin.

Frank Miller
Chief Financial Officer 

Frank Miller joined E-Z Pack as Controller in 2007.  In that role, he has successfully managed all company accounting functions including financial reporting, Treasury, analysis and the development and implementation of internal controls.  In addition, he has been responsible for overseeing all external and governmental audits and reporting as well as being the primary financial contact for customers and suppliers.

Prior to joining E-Z Pack, Mr. Miller served as Controller of Accent Systems, a Lexington based Technology Company.  At Accent, he was responsible for all accounting, financial and legal functions of the company and its subsidiary, ASI Guardian.  As a member of their management team, he played a key role in the development and execution of Accent’s strategic plans and programs.

Mr. Miller has an MBA from the University of Missouri.

Karen Seevers
Inside Sales Manager

As Inside Sales Manager, Karen Seevers supports E-Z Pack’s dealers and regional salespeople in bid quoting, pricing and order processing.

 Ms. Seevers has over 30 years refuse industry experience, all of which has been spent working with the E-Z Pack product line. Ms. Seevers first worked at the company – then Peabody Galion –in a variety of roles including Advertising Assistant, Receptionist and Secretary to the President. Her first sales position was within the Export department, and since that time Ms. Seevers has worked in a variety of sales roles for E-Z Pack. She works closely in her position with many groups at E-Z Pack, including the sales, engineering and production teams.  

Dave Crafton
Southwest Region Manager

Dave Crafton joined the E-Z Pack sales team in 2009 and currently serves as Manager of the company’s Southwest Region. Meanwhile, Mr. Crafton is also serving on the executive board of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and is the chairman of the WASTECON industry trade show.

He began his career in the waste industry with Truxmore / Rand in 1985, in automated collection sales. He joined Heil Environmental in 1991 in the Automated Sales Group and was a regional manager from 1994 until 2000, when he left Heil to run a hauling company in Knoxville, Tennessee, until 2003. From 2003 until 2007, Mr. Crafton was a regional manager for SSI Schaefer’s Waste Technology Group, and in 2007 joined Balar Equipment in Houston, Texas.

Kevin Coombes
East Region Sales Manager

Mr. Coombes has spent the last two-and-a-half years as a regional sales manager for American LaFrance, representing the class 8 Condor truck line. Prior to that, he spent 28 years with Heil Environmental Industries in a variety of positions. Starting in the accounting department, Coombes rose through the ranks as a regional sales manager, director of marketing and distributor development, ready-truck sales manager, international sales manager, and national account manager. Early in his career he was also general manager of Sanco, a division of Heil. Coombes has been active in many industry organizations, and served on the Wastec Board of Governors for four years.

Mark Clindaniel  
Midwest Region Sales Manager

Mr. Clindaniel most recently was vice president of sales and marketing for Galbreath, a division of  Wastequip. It was a position he held for eight years. Prior to that he was the southeast marketing manager for Galbreath, developing a dealer network in Florida, among other responsibilities. He started in the waste industry in 1989 as a salesperson for Link Environmental Equipment, representing E-Z Pack as well as other product lines, and moved to Mid-Atlantic Waste Systems to cover the Florida market before joining Galbreath in 2000.  

Bobby Carroll
Southeast Region Manager

Prior to joining E-Z Pack, Mr. Carroll served as Account Manager and Customer Service Representative at Groeneveld Transport Efficiency, a supplier of automated management and maintenance systems for commercial vehicles, including refuse trucks. In this role, he was responsible for sales support, customer support and technical troubleshooting. During his five years at Groeneveld, his efforts increased customer retention and improved internal processes and inventory control.

Prior to Groeneveld, Mr. Carroll worked for more than 10 years at Horton Truck Service in Jacksonville, FL, where he provided sales support, client support and installation services.

Phil Carroll
Sales Manager - EZ-Pack Parts division

As Sales Manager of E-Z Pack’s Parts division, Phil Carroll is responsible for generating sales of after-market refuse parts and truck bodies for E-Z Pack.

Ted Flood
Board Member - Board of Directors

Mr. Flood spent 43 years of his career in the waste and refuse industry, working in nearly every area of the business. Mr. Flood served as Chairman of the Waste Equipment Manufacturers Institute, Trustee and Chairman of the Environmental Industries Association and was Chairman, CEO, and President of Waste Technology Corporation when he retired in 2003.

Mr. Flood’s extensive experience in the refuse industry has developed his strong knowledge of the areas of marketing, product design, advertising, sales, and many other important business functions. Mr. Flood’s primary responsibility as a Board Member is to utilize his vast industry expertise to advise the Board and the E-Z Pack management team on key business decisions.

Fred Leach
Board Member - Board of Directors

Mr. Leach spent 25 years at the Leach Company, a manufacturer of refuse collection bodies, recycling vehicles and other tools and equipment, where he was a key member of the leadership team – Executive Vice President for seven years and then President and CEO for ten years. Most recently Mr. Leach was CEO of Chick Packaging, a packaging, logistics, and distribution company. At Chick Packaging, Mr. Leach drove 78% top line growth and improved the bottom line by 106% over three years. He also turned around three underperforming business units, returning each to profitability within eighteen months.

Mr. Leach’s 25 years experience in the refuse industry has provided him an extensive background in strategic and tactical leadership, direct sales repositioning, business growth and diversification, turnaround management and driving growth. As a Board Member, his primary responsibility is to utilize this industry expertise to advise the Board and the E-Z Pack management team on key business decisions.

Mr. Leach has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Coe College. He is past Chair of the Environmental Research & Education Foundation and the Waste Equipment Technology Association. He is a Board Member of The Management Association, Trustee of St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy and past President of the Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce.

Gordon Shaw
Board Member - Board of Directors

Mr. Shaw began his career in the waste equipment industry over three decades ago, starting a hauling company with his college roommate shortly after graduating from West Georgia University. His first garbage truck, coincidentally, was an E-Z Pack.

Shaw joined Marathon Equipment Company in 1981, in a sales capacity. He moved through the ranks at Marathon, becoming vice president of sales and marketing, executive vice president, and then president in 2003. Under Shaw's tenure, Marathon evolved into an industry leader in the design and manufacture of waste processing and compaction equipment.

Mr. Shaw's 28 years experience in the refuse industry has given him an extensive background in the areas of marketing, sales, product development and strategic leadership.

Always active in the industry, Mr. Shaw has served three terms as chairman of the Waste Expo Technology Association (WASTEC), two terms on the WASTEC board of governors, and is currently chairman of the board of trustees of the Environmental Industry Associations (EIA). He was named WASTEC Member of the Year in 2003, and in 2006 was inducted into the EIA Hall of Fame, an honor reserved for select industry leaders who have made significant contributions to both the waste industry and their local communities. Along with his corporate and industry involvement, he is also involved in community and civic organizations such as Catch a Dream Foundation for children with life threatening diseases and the Mark Mitchell Shelter for battered women.