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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-025509"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WCN"
cik: "0001318220"
company_name: "Waste Connections, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-02-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T22:48:03.175670+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Waste Connections expands board to nine; appoints Carl D. Sparks effective March 1, 2024

## Summary
- Board increased from 8 to 9 members; Carl D. Sparks appointed effective March 1, 2024.
- Sparks is managing partner of Interlock Partners and serves on boards of Copart and Cint Group.
- Former CEO of Travelocity Global and Academic Partnerships; also held senior roles at Expedia and Gilt Groupe.
- Sparks holds a BA from Princeton and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
- He will receive standard non-employee director compensation, pro-rated for the term.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-025509
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WCN
- cik: 0001318220
- company_name: Waste Connections, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-02-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000110465924025509/0001104659-24-025509-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000110465924025509/tm246723d1_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-025509
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-025509.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-025509.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Carl D. Sparks was appointed as Director at Waste Connections, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: increased the size of the Board from eight to nine members, and appointed Carl D. Sparks to the Board effective March 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000110465924025509/0001104659-24-025509-index.htm

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