Charah Solutions, Inc. Appoints Former FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn to Board of Directors
March 05 2019 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Charah® Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: CHRA) (“Charah” or the
“Company”), a leading provider of environmental and maintenance
services to the power generation industry, today announced the
appointment of Mignon Clyburn, former Commissioner of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), to the Company’s Board of
Directors, effectively immediately. Ms. Clyburn will serve as a
Class I director.
Ms. Clyburn served as a Commissioner of the FCC from 2009 to
2018, including as acting chair during the last five years of her
tenure. While at the FCC, she was committed to closing the digital
divide and championed the modernization of the agency’s Lifeline
Program, which assists low-income consumers with voice and
broadband service. In addition, she promoted diversity in media
ownership, initiated Inmate Calling Services reforms, supported
inclusion in STEM opportunities, and fought for an open internet.
Previously, Ms. Clyburn served 11 years on the Public Service
Commission of South Carolina and worked for nearly 15 years as
publisher of the Coastal Times, a Charleston weekly newspaper
focused on the African American community. She holds a bachelor of
science degree in banking, finance and economics from the
University of South Carolina.
“Ms. Clyburn has more than two decades of experience operating
highly efficient federal and state government agencies, including,
while at the FCC, a track record of driving solutions to important
industry-wide issues, and we are pleased to welcome her to the
Board as a new independent director,” said Stephen Tritch, Chairman
of the Board of Directors. “We are confident that Mignon’s public
sector experience as well as her background as a successful
business executive will add tremendous value as Charah Solutions
continues to deliver innovative solutions to customers while
accelerating business and financial performance.”
Ms. Clyburn said, “I have spent my career ensuring that systems
vital to our daily lives continue operating and evolving to serve
the ever-changing needs of their communities, and I share
management’s belief that the mission-critical services of Charah
Solutions are incredibly important to helping utilities provide
necessary electric power to communities nationwide. I look forward
to joining my new director colleagues and working with the Charah
Solutions management team to capitalize on the growing need for
environmental remediation and drive long-term growth and
shareholder value.”
About Charah Solutions, Inc.
With 30 years of experience, Charah® Solutions, Inc. is a
leading provider of environmental and maintenance services to the
power generation industry, with operations in coal-fired and
nuclear power generation sites across the country. Based in
Louisville, Kentucky, Charah Solutions assists utilities with all
aspects of managing and recycling ash byproducts generated from the
combustion of coal in the production of electricity as well as
routine power plant maintenance and outage services for coal and
nuclear energy providers. The company also designs and implements
solutions for ash pond management and closure, landfill
construction, fly ash and slag sales, and structural fill projects.
Charah Solutions is the partner of choice for solving customers’
most complex environmental challenges, and as an industry leader in
quality, safety, and compliance, the company is committed to
reducing greenhouse gas emissions for a cleaner energy future. For
more information, please visit www.charah.com.
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