Covanta Names Alan Katz As Vice President, Investor Relations

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Jul 18, 2011, 10:22 ET

MORRISTOWN, N.J., July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Covanta Holding Corporation (NYSE:CVA) ("Covanta" or the "Company") today announced that Alan Katz has joined the Company as vice president, investor relations, replacing Marisa Jacobs, who will be leaving the company to pursue another opportunity. He will be responsible for Covanta's global investor relations program as well as the Company's financial press efforts. Mr. Katz will report to Chief Financial Officer, Sanjiv Khattri.

"Alan brings a wealth of experience in dealing with the global financial markets and external constituents. His extensive financial background also gives him the analytical skills to enhance Covanta's investor relations function," said Khattri. "Continually improving our communications to the shareholder and analyst community is a top priority for us. We thank Marisa for the significant contributions she has made in this regard and are excited to have someone of Alan's background joining us to lead the function during the next phase of our evolution."

Prior to joining Covanta, Mr. Katz held investor relations positions with WNS Holdings, a global BPO provider and Hertz Global Holdings, a multi-national car and equipment rental firm. Previously, he was a co-founder of the investor relations practice of CJP Communications, a mid-sized financial communications consultancy.

Mr. Katz has a BA in philosophy with a concentration in law and ethics from the University of Rochester as well as an MBA with concentrations in corporate finance and change management from New York University.

About Covanta

Covanta Energy is an internationally recognized owner and operator of large-scale Energy-from-Waste and renewable energy projects and a recipient of the Energy Innovator Award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Covanta's 44 Energy-from-Waste facilities provide communities with an environmentally sound solution to their solid waste disposal needs by using that municipal solid waste to generate clean, renewable energy. Annually, Covanta's modern Energy-from-Waste facilities safely and securely convert approximately 20 million tons of waste into 9 million megawatt hours of clean renewable electricity and create more than 9 billion pounds of steam that are sold to a variety of industries. For more information, visit www.covantaenergy.com.

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