Center brings 30 new jobs to Milwaukee and is poised for growth
Milwaukee (September 30, 2008) – Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp. (VESNA) today cut a ceremonial ribbon to mark the official opening of its Shared Service Center that recently began operations at the Honey Creek Corporate Center in Milwaukee. The center, which provides state-of-the-art financial back-office, computer and purchasing support for the company nationally, has created 30 new jobs in Milwaukee and the company expects to add another 10 in the year ahead.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett; Henri Proglio, chairman and CEO of VESNA’s parent company Veolia Environnement SA; Michel Gourvennec, chief executive of the Veolia Environnement group in North America as well as president and CEO of VESNA; and Jeffrey Adix, senior vice president of support services for VESNA and CFO of VESNA’s Solid Waste division in North America.
“We are pleased that Veolia Environmental Services has furthered its commitment to Milwaukee through this expansion,” said Mayor Barrett. “It has brought 30 new, good-paying jobs to the community.”
VESNA’s four operating divisions are Technical Solutions, Industrial Services, Waste-to-Energy and Solid Waste. The Solid Waste division’s North American headquarters employs 50 people in the same building as the new Shared Services Center , at 125 S. 84th St. , and has significant operations throughout metro Milwaukee and Wisconsin .
“This new facility will play an important role in our company’s increasing growth in North America and is a prototype for the increased efficiencies that VESNA plans to implement across the country,” said Gourvennec.
The 8,700-square-foot “paperless” center utilizes the latest technology and supports a series of implementations by VESNA that began earlier this year, allowing the entire business to be integrated on a single financial and purchasing system by early next year. The center will service more than $2 billion of business generated at approximately 250 locations across the United States , Canada and the Bahamas .
“This center not only meets VESNA’s needs today, but it is also designed to support our planned future growth,” said Adix. “Along with the operational benefits, we are proud that the facility reflects our company’s commitment to healthy environmental practices. It integrates sustainable design throughout – from recycled components to low VOC paint.”
ABOUT VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IN NORTH AMERICA
Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp., headquartered in Chicago , IL , offers fully integrated environmental solutions to virtually all industrial, commercial, municipal and residential sectors. It is part of the Veolia Environmental Services (VES) group, the only global manager of liquid, solid, non-hazardous and hazardous waste; on-site waste processing, industrial cleaning and process maintenance; and recycling, recovery and disposal for both the public and private sectors. VES has over 92,500 employees in 42 countries and posted revenues of $13.6 billion in 2007. Veolia Environnement (NYSE:VE), the parent of VES, with operations in water, waste, energy and transportation management, has more than 320,000 employees in 68 countries and recorded revenues of $48 billion in 2007. For more information, please visit http://www.VeoliaES.com.
ABOUT VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IN NORTH AMERICA
Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp., headquartered in Chicago , IL , offers fully integrated environmental solutions to virtually all industrial, commercial, municipal and residential sectors. It is part of the Veolia Environmental Services (VES) group, the only global manager of liquid, solid, non-hazardous and hazardous waste; on-site waste processing, industrial cleaning and process maintenance; and recycling, recovery and disposal for both the public and private sectors. VES has over 92,500 employees in 42 countries and posted revenues of $13.6 billion in 2007. Veolia Environnement (NYSE:VE), the parent of VES, with operations in water, waste, energy and transportation management, has more than 320,000 employees in 68 countries and recorded revenues of $48 billion in 2007. For more information, please visit http://www.VeoliaES.com.
ABOUT VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT
Veolia Environnement is world leader in environmental services. With more than 319,000 employees the company has operations all around the world and provides tailored solutions to meet the needs of municipal and industrial customers in four complementary segments: water management, waste management, energy management and freight and passenger transportation. Veolia Environnement recorded revenue of €32.6 billion in 2007. http://www.veolia.com
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MEDIA CONTACTS
Kathleen McCann, (414) 276-6237, kmccann@zeppos.com
Denisse Ike, VESNA, (630) 218 1751, Denisse.ike@veoliaes.com
