Jeff Snyder is CEO at The Wilmington Group, bringing more than three decades of experience in the waste and recycling industry.

Jeff began his career at WestRock in 1991, developing broad expertise in mill and converting operations before moving into the company’s recycling division in 2008, where he managed facilities across Indianapolis, IN; Chattanooga, TN; Huntsville, AL; and Columbus, OH, and directed the construction of two single-stream material recovery facilities in Chattanooga and Cobb County, GA.

In 2014, Jeff joined Pratt Industries, overseeing the sourcing of 50,000 tons of fiber per month for paper mills in Valparaiso, IN and Wapakoneta, OH, while managing recycling plants and mill fiber operations. He later joined Rumpke Waste & Recycling in 2020, advancing through senior leadership roles to ultimately serve as Senior Vice President of Recycling & Sustainability.

Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Northwest Missouri State University.

Brian Holtz is Chief Commercial Officer at The Wilmington Group.

Brian is a waste and recycling industry veteran, having held numerous leadership roles during his career. With International Paper for 14 years, he held various management positions, including Business Manager, National Accounts.

Brian earned a Bachelor’s degree in environmental health and a master’s degree in business administration from Illinois State University.

Christine is Director of Human Resources at The Wilmington Group. 

She focuses on all aspects of HR, including talent acquisition and retention, employee relations, compensation and benefits, and organizational culture initiatives.

Christine previously served as a Director, Human Resources Business Partner for Covanta, and Director of Human Resources for RiverRoad Waste Solutions, which was rebranded Rubicon Global, during her tenure.

A graduate of Villanova and Pace University Law School, Christine lives with her husband Bill, and their children, Alex, Liam and Victoria, in New Jersey.

Tom Owston was named Division President of Wilmington Paper – The Program™ in 2025. He joined The Wilmington Group from Rubicon, where he served as Chief Commercial Officer.

At Rubicon, Tom led Account Management, Customer Service, Sales, Sustainability, Vendor Management, Commodities, and Operations — overseeing an annualized $600M+ portfolio of waste and recycling services for some of the most recognized brands in North America.

Prior to Rubicon, Tom held roles at ADP and Mercatus, a renewable energy SaaS platform acquired by State Street, as well as Big Belly, a IOT trash compactor company. He brings over 15 years of experience in the environmental sector.

Tom holds an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and a B.S. from Northeastern University, where he was a member of the Varsity Crew Team. He currently serves on the Northeastern University Rowing Board of Directors, supporting the development of future student-athletes.

Thomas Topp is CFO of The Wilmington Group.

Thomas came to the company with extensive leadership experience. Prior to joining The Wilmington Group, he was CFO for Georgia-based, global manufacturer PolyVision and Innio Waukesha Engines. He spent 17 years at Heidelberg USA, a sales and service provider of prepress, press, post-press and digital printing equipment and software, as the Senior Vice President/CFO – Americas and the General Manager, Consumables Division, where he identified major business issues and implemented solutions to resolve rapid growth challenges.

Thomas has a Master’s degree from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Engineering, Business Administration and Finance.

Michael Weinberg is Chief Information Officer at The Wilmington Group, bringing more than three decades of enterprise technology leadership across global organizations.

Michael began his career at Emory University in 1991, later moving into technology consulting at Deloitte & Touche and Answerthink, where he built a national CIO advisory practice serving Fortune 1000 clients including WM and Verizon. He went on to lead RetailOne, before spending more than nine years at InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), rising to Vice President, Global Hotel & Payment Solutions.

Michael later served as Vice President, Global Corporate Functions, Information Technology at Equifax, before joining Tosca in 2019 as Global Chief Information Officer, leading the company’s technology strategy through its expansion from a domestic to a global organization.

Michael holds a Master of Business Administration in Decision Information Analysis from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.