Clean Harbors Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Clean Harbors' CEO is Eric Gerstenberg, appointed in Mar 2023, has a tenure of 2.17 years. total yearly compensation is $5.28M, comprised of 17% salary and 83% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.11% of the company’s shares, worth €11.71M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.6 years and 7.3 years respectively.

Key information

Eric Gerstenberg

Chief executive officer

US$5.3m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage17.0%
CEO tenure2.2yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenure6.6yrs
Board average tenure7.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Eric Gerstenberg's remuneration changed compared to Clean Harbors's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$391m

Dec 31 2024US$5mUS$900k

US$402m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$417m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$393m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$375m

Dec 31 2023US$5mUS$831k

US$378m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$362m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$406m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$439m

Dec 31 2022US$4mUS$625k

US$412m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$378m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$308m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$227m

Dec 31 2021US$4mUS$625k

US$203m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$194m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$183m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$145m

Dec 31 2020US$4mUS$625k

US$135m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$120m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$101m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$108m

Dec 31 2019US$3mUS$575k

US$98m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$90m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$85m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$79m

Dec 31 2018US$2mUS$575k

US$66m

Compensation vs Market: Eric's total compensation ($USD5.28M) is about average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.27M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Eric's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Eric Gerstenberg (55 yo)

2.2yrs

Tenure

US$5,282,845

Compensation

Mr. Eric W. Gerstenberg has been the Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President at Clean Harbors, Inc. since March 31, 2023 and serves as its Director since September 03, 2024 and served as its Chief Oper...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Alan McKim
Founder45.3yrsUS$2.41m4.84%
€ 508.4m
Eric Gerstenberg
Co-CEO, Co-President & Director2.2yrsUS$5.28m0.11%
€ 11.7m
Michael Battles
Co-CEO, Co-President & Director2.2yrsUS$5.29m0.15%
€ 16.2m
Eric Dugas
Executive VP & CFO2.2yrsUS$1.38m0.039%
€ 4.1m
Sharon Gabriel
Executive VP & Chief Information Officer6.6yrsUS$1.98m0.053%
€ 5.6m
Jeroen Diderich
President of Environmental Sales & Serviceless than a yearUS$3.84m0.029%
€ 3.0m
James Buckley
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications12.1yrsno datano data
Michael McDonald
General Counselno datano datano data
George Curtis
Executive Vice President of Pricing & Proposals16.3yrsno data0.092%
€ 9.6m
Brian Weber
President of Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions15.3yrsUS$2.01m0.11%
€ 11.3m
Greg Malerbi
Senior Vice President and Treasurer12.1yrsno datano data
Robert Speights
President of Industrial Services4.1yrsUS$1.30m0.032%
€ 3.4m

6.6yrs

Average Tenure

56yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: CH6's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.6 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Alan McKim
Founder45.3yrsUS$2.41m4.84%
€ 508.4m
Eric Gerstenberg
Co-CEO, Co-President & Directorless than a yearUS$5.28m0.11%
€ 11.7m
Michael Battles
Co-CEO, Co-President & Directorless than a yearUS$5.29m0.15%
€ 16.2m
John Preston
Independent Director30.3yrsUS$284.66k0.010%
€ 1.1m
Edward Galante
Lead Independent Director14.7yrsUS$334.66k0.045%
€ 4.7m
Robert Willett
Independent Director5.4yrsUS$269.66k0.016%
€ 1.7m
Shelley Stewart
Independent Director2.7yrsUS$269.66k0.0057%
€ 604.6k
Andrea Robertson
Independent Director20.9yrsUS$269.66k0.019%
€ 1.9m
Alison Quirk
Independent Director2.7yrsUS$289.66k0.0057%
€ 604.6k
Lauren States
Independent Director9.2yrsUS$284.66k0.022%
€ 2.3m
John Welch
Independent Director10.9yrsUS$284.66k0.022%
€ 2.3m
Marcy Reed
Independent Director3.7yrsUS$294.66k0.0096%
€ 1.0m

7.3yrs

Average Tenure

67yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: CH6's board of directors are considered experienced (7.3 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/05 08:27
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/05 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Clean Harbors, Inc. is covered by 38 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Fabrizio SpagnaAxia Financial Research
David MantheyBaird
Jonathan WindhamBarclays