SWANA names executive director

David Biderman

The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), Silver Spring, Maryland, has named David Biderman its new executive director and CEO. He will take over his new roles beginning May 1, 2015.

“SWANA is pleased and excited to announce the hiring of David Biderman to lead the association,” says Brian Tippetts, SWANA president. “David’s energy, experience and his long-standing emphasis on safety fit perfectly with the board’s expectations for SWANA and its efforts in coming years.”

Biderman has worked at the National Waste and Recycling Association (NW&RA) and its predecessors for 18 years, most recently as vice president of government affairs and general counsel. Before coming to the waste industry, he worked as an environmental and transportation attorney at Steptoe & Johnson, a Washington-based law firm.

“I am very excited about the opportunity to be SWANA’s next executive director. SWANA is the largest solid waste association in the world, has terrific programs and I am honored to have been selected,” Biderman says. “I look forward to working with SWANA members and staff in the months and years ahead.”