Jim Fish has served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director of WM since 2016, and served as our President from 2016 until May 2025. For nearly 25 years, Mr. Fish has held several key positions at WM, including President and Chief Financial Officer; Senior Vice President – Eastern Group; Area Vice President for Pennsylvania and West Virginia; Market Area General Manager for Massachusetts and Rhode Island; Vice President of Price Management; and Director of Financial Planning and Analysis.

Before joining WM, Mr. Fish held finance and revenue management positions at Westex, a Yellow-Roadway subsidiary, Trans World Airlines, and America West Airlines. He began his professional career at KPMG Peat Marwick.

Mr. Fish’s extensive leadership and operational experience, together with his tremendous understanding of the environmental services industry, are instrumental to development and successful execution of WM’s growth strategy to deliver stockholder value. Additionally, through his professional and educational experience, Mr. Fish has developed valuable expertise in accounting, external reporting, investor relations, human capital and performance management, and risk management. Mr. Fish oversees WM’s Digital organization and participates directly in matters related to cybersecurity and information security risk mitigation and response strategies.

As North America’s largest comprehensive environmental solutions provider, sustainability is embedded in all aspect of WM’s business. As Chief Executive Officer of WM, Mr. Fish has a thorough understanding of the risks and opportunities presented in the areas of sustainability and environmental protection. Mr. Fish is deeply involved in WM’s efforts to mitigate such risks and capitalize on such opportunities in order to deliver on our brand promise, ALWAYS WORKING FOR A SUSTAINABLE TOMORROW^®.

An important part of WM’s people first culture is the diversity of WM’s workforce, which includes nearly 63,000 employees. Mr. Fish’s active engagement with employees at all levels of the organization reflects his commitment to fostering an inclusive environment in which employees feel valued and connected to WM’s long term success.

Mr. Fish currently serves as a director of Caterpillar Inc., a leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. He also serves on the board of the Greater Houston Partnership.

Mr. Fish earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Arizona State University and a master’s degree in business administration, with emphasis on finance, from the University of Chicago.