Veransa names new president

Sarasota, Florida-based Veransa Group Inc., a company that collects, processes and diverts green waste from landfills, has hired Kevin Dunlap as its new president and chief operating officer.

Dunlap brings 28 years of experience in the environmental services industry to the role. Before joining Veransa, he served as chief operating officer at Russellville, Arkansas-based Denali Water Solutions, an environmental services company focused on wastewater, water residuals and biosolids products and services, including composting and green waste recycling. Prior to his stint at Denali Water Solutions, Dunlap was CEO of Orège North America Inc. and vice president of sales at BCR Environmental Corp.

At Veransa, Dunlap “will be integral in Veransa’s rapid growth by driving best practices across the company’s operations, managing integrations of acquisitions and greenfield locations, as well as overseeing the development of compost and other sustainable, beneficial reuse, products,” states the company.

“With our continuing growth and regional expansion, we needed to enlarge our leadership team to continue to provide the best service and highest quality products for our customers,” says Marc Owensby, co-founder and CEO of Veransa. “Kevin is a world-class operational and sales leader with experience working for high growth, environmental, social and governance (ESG) companies like Veransa. We are excited to have Kevin join our team and look forward to his continued success.”

Dunlap says, “I am excited to join this visionary company to help accelerate Veransa’s growth through continued operational excellence, the seamless integration of complementary acquisitions and continued expansion through greenfield operations.”

Veransa describes itself as specializing in transforming urban wood and yard waste into valuable commodities on an industrial scale. Veransa aggregates green waste and processes it into soil-regenerating, Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI)-listed, organic compost and blended soils. It also processes wood waste into feedstock for decorative mulch and renewable energy applications. It is a portfolio company of Connecticut-based RFE Investment Partners, a private equity firm.