Casella Waste Systems selects chief accounting officer

Casella Waste Systems Inc. a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company based in Rutland, Vermont, has promoted Kevin J. Drohan, its corporate controller, to vice president and chief accounting officer. Drohan replaces Christopher B. Heald who retired from his position after a 20-year career with the company. 

“Kevin joined our team in August 2021, and he has seamlessly transitioned into our finance team and our culture,” says John W. Casella, Chairman and CEO of Casella. “Kevin has demonstrated strong integrity throughout his career and is highly regarded for his hard work, technical skills and commitment to developing and leading teams. We are confident that his leadership style and career experiences will help him to successfully lead our accounting team and contribute to our continued success.” 

Since 2021, Drohan has served as corporate controller for Casella. From 2015 until he joined Casella, Drohan served as the corporate controller for Sprague Resources, a publicly traded regional provider of industrial, commercial and residual energy products. In this position, Drohan’s role evolved to include responsibility for managing Sprague’s accounting team and processes, external financial reporting, state and federal tax filings, acquisition diligence and accounting, financial system upgrades, coordination and execution of external audits. He also handled the creation and management of company budgets, forecasts and benchmark analyses. From 2007 through 2015, Drohan held various finance and accounting roles of increasing responsibility at Sprague. Before Sprague, Drohan held accounting and audit roles at Stanley Black & Decker, EY and BerryDunn. 

Drohan holds a master’s in business administration from the University of New Hampshire, a Bachelor of Science in business administration with an accounting concentration from the University of New Hampshire and is a licensed certified public accountant in the state of New Hampshire.