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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Waste Management (WM)

WM CEO Jim Fish to retire January 4, 2027; President John Morris named successor

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

WM said CEO Jim Fish will retire as chief executive and resign from the board effective January 4, 2027, and will serve in an advisory role until mid-February 2027. The board named President John Morris, Jr. to succeed him as President and CEO and as a director on the same date, which matters to shareholders as a planned leadership transition to an internal candidate; the filing gives no financial results or guidance.

Key points

  • Jim Fish steps down as CEO and resigns from the board effective January 4, 2027; advisory role expected until mid-February 2027.
  • John J. Morris, Jr., age 57, has been WM President since May 2025 and will become President, CEO and a director on January 4, 2027.
  • Morris was previously President and Chief Operating Officer (May 2025 to May 2026) and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (January 2019 to May 2025).
  • The filing states Morris was not appointed under any arrangement with another person and has no family relationship with any director or executive officer; it includes no financial results or guidance.

The filing

CompanyWaste Management (WM)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 26, 2026, 8:37 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-101077

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 26, 2026.

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