---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-048604"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WM"
cik: "0000823768"
company_name: "WASTE MANAGEMENT INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T11:42:51.283360+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WM promotes John Morris to President; Fish resigns President role but stays CEO

## Summary
- John J. Morris promoted to President, retains COO role; reports to CEO Jim Fish.
- Morris's base salary increased to $1M; target annual cash incentive 125% of base.
- Awarded RSUs valued at $1.05M with three-year graded vesting (34%/33%/33%).
- Morris has over 30 years in the industry; previously EVP and COO since 2019.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-048604
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WM
- cik: 0000823768
- company_name: WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465925048604/0001104659-25-048604-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465925048604/tm2514999d2_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-048604
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-048604.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-048604.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John J. Morris, Jr. changed role as President at WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: President
  source text: On May 14, 2025, Waste Management, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has promoted John J. Morris, Jr. to the position of President, reporting to Chief Executive Officer James C. Fish, Jr.,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465925048604/0001104659-25-048604-index.htm
- Executive change
  James C. Fish, Jr. resigned as President at WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President
  source text: Mr. Fish voluntarily resigned from the position of President.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465925048604/0001104659-25-048604-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.