Montgomery, AL – The Alabama Environmental Management Commission has selected a new director.
Lance R. LeFleur will take over the state's top environmental position June 1.
LeFleur was one of 16 applicants for the job and one of three interviewed publicly by the commission.
He has been president of Materials Recovery Corporation in Mobile since 1990. The company implemented numerous recycling programs in eight states and developed new methods to recycle waste in the paper pulping and dairy packaging industries.
LeFleur graduated from Georgia Tech and also has an MBA degree from Southern Methodist University.
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