Veolia North America names Matt Madeksza new president and CEO

Veolia, Paris, announced Oct. 13 that Matt Madeksza has been named president and CEO of Veolia North America (VNA), the company’s Boston-based subsidiary operating in the U.S. and Canada.

According to the company, Madeksza has more than 20 years of industrial expertise and experience in business development.

“Matt brings the right expertise and proven experience to help VNA meet its strategic goals, and we are very pleased to have him taking on this important leadership role,” Veolia COO Estelle Brachlianoff says.

“I am very excited about the opportunity to lead Veolia North America at a time when environmental solutions and resource management are needed more than ever before,” Madeksza says. “I look forward to making the most of my experience to support the strategic goals of the company and the customers who rely on us for safe, reliable solutions in energy, water and waste.”

Madeksza, who has held leadership positions with Chicago-based Boeing and Waltham, Massachusetts-based United Technologies Corp., has spent the past 14 years with France-based Saint-Gobain Corp. leading global businesses in performance plastics, abrasives and construction products. In 2017, Madeksza joined Saint-Gobain’s CertainTeed Corp., where he led its Insulation Products Group and Roofing Products Group. 

Madeksza replaces interim President and CEO Brian Clarke, whose years of VNA experience helped effectively guide the company through challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the company says.

Under his watch, VNA was able to secure acquisitions over the past year including a hazardous waste treatment plant in Gum Springs, Arkansas, and the transition of VNA’s district energy business to Paris-based Antin Infrastructure Partners. Clarke, who has also served as VNA corporate counsel and senior executive in charge of corporate development, will remain with the company to lead and support its strategic growth strategy. 

In his new role, Madeksza will be responsible for overseeing a company that serves approximately 4,000 industrial and municipal customers across the U.S. and Canada.