---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-101077"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WM"
cik: "0000823768"
company_name: "WASTE MANAGEMENT INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-26T12:37:07+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-26T12:40:08.622090+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WM CEO Jim Fish to retire Jan 4, 2027; John Morris named successor

## Summary
- Jim Fish to retire as CEO and resign from Board effective Jan 4, 2027; advisory role until mid-Feb 2027.
- John Morris, current President, appointed President and CEO and elected to Board effective Jan 4, 2027.
- Morris has been President since May 2025; previously COO and other roles; over 30 years industry experience.
- Transition follows more than a decade of Fish's service as CEO and 25+ years with company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-101077
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WM
- cik: 0000823768
- company_name: WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-26T12:37:07+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465926101077/0001104659-26-101077-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465926101077/tm2624023d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-101077
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-101077.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-101077.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John J. Morris, Jr. was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board appointed the Company’s President, John J. Morris, Jr., to succeed Mr. Fish as President and CEO and elected him to serve as a member of the Board, effective as of the Transition Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465926101077/0001104659-26-101077-index.htm
- Executive change
  John J. Morris, Jr. was elected as Member of the Board at WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Member of the Board
  source text: the Board appointed the Company’s President, John J. Morris, Jr., to succeed Mr. Fish as President and CEO and elected him to serve as a member of the Board, effective as of the Transition Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465926101077/0001104659-26-101077-index.htm
- Executive change
  James C. Fish, Jr. departed as Member of the Board at WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.
  - Action: resign
  - Role: Member of the Board
  source text: James C. Fish, Jr. notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Waste Management, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intention to retire from his position as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and resign from the Board, effective January 4, 2027
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465926101077/0001104659-26-101077-index.htm
- Executive change
  James C. Fish, Jr. departed as Chief Executive Officer at WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: James C. Fish, Jr. notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Waste Management, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intention to retire from his position as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and resign from the Board, effective January 4, 2027
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823768/000110465926101077/0001104659-26-101077-index.htm

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