clh-20220831

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 31, 2022

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts

001-34223

04-2997780

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

42 Longwater Drive

Norwell

02061-9149

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (781) 792-5000

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

CLH

New York Stock Exchange

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On September 6, 2022, Clean Harbors, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the expansion of the Company’s Board of Directors (the "Board") from ten to twelve members and the appointments of Alison Quirk and Shelley Stewart Jr. to the Board, all effective as of August 31, 2022. Ms. Quirk is former Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Citizenship Officer at State Street Corporation. Mr. Stewart leads consulting firm Bottom Line Advisory LLC as Managing Partner and is former Chief Procurement Officer at DuPont and at Tyco International. Both Ms. Quirk and Mr. Stewart will serve as Class I directors whose terms will expire at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of shareholders. Ms. Quirk will serve on the Board's Compensation Committee and Mr. Stewart will serve on the Board's Environmental, Health and Safety Committee. Ms. Quirk and Mr. Stewart are not now, nor have they during the past three years been, involved in any related party transaction with the Company which would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. The press release announcing Ms. Quirk’s and Mr. Stewart's appointments is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


			Clean Harbors, Inc.
			(Registrant)


September 6, 2022			/s/ Michael L. Battles
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer