Waste Management Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has elected Thomas (Tom) H. Weidemeyer as Chairman of the Board. Weidemeyer, who retired from United Parcel Service, Inc. as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, was first elected to Waste Management’s Board of Directors in 2005. Weidemeyer has over 15 years of experience as a member of public company boards of directors and currently also serves as a director of NRG Energy, Inc., The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and Amsted Industries Incorporated.