Liberty Tire Recycling Appoints Frank DeCarlo as General Counsel

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Pittsburgh-based Liberty Tire Recycling, the premier provider of tire recycling services in North America, is pleased to announce the appointment of Frank DeCarlo as general counsel.  In his new role with Liberty Tire, DeCarlo will provide expert legal and business management guidance in the areas of acquisitions, financing, corporate governance, compliance and employment.  

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"Frank brings a dynamic range of experience to Liberty Tire Recycling – from his service as an officer in the U.S. Army to his work as a corporate attorney with an international law firm," said Jeffrey Kendall, CEO of Liberty Tire Recycling. "We are excited to have Frank as part of the Liberty Tire Recycling team and look forward to his contributions as we grow and expand our market share in the tire recycling industry."

DeCarlo brings 20 years of high-level business, legal and leadership experience to Liberty Tire Recycling.  Prior to joining the company, DeCarlo was employed by the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, where he was responsible for the identification, development and management of business in the Army market and life-cycle activities for assigned customers.  He has also served as a corporate attorney in the Pittsburgh office of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, an international law firm with more than 1,500 attorneys.  He practiced in the areas of general corporate law, commercial contract law, and intellectual property and technology licensing.

In the U.S. Army, DeCarlo served as a combat engineer and psychological operations officer in progressively responsible operational line and staff leadership roles in the United States, Germany and Iraq.  His various assignments included operations coordinator and CENTCOM desk officer for the Army Operations Center Crisis Action Team in the Pentagon supporting Operations Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom.  He earned a Bronze Star for meritorious service for his work with a tactical psychological operations company in Tikrit, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Active in his community, DeCarlo serves as chairman of the board of directors for the Veterans Leadership Program of Western PA, a nonprofit organization that helps veterans in need.  He is also a board member of the National Flag Foundation, a nonprofit group whose mission is to teach respect for the U.S. flag, pride in country and responsible citizenship.  

For more information about Liberty Tire Recycling, visit www.libertytire.com.

About Liberty Tire Recycling

Liberty Tire Recycling is the premier provider of tire recycling services in North America.  By recycling more than 110 million tires annually, Liberty Tire reclaims about 1.5 billion pounds of rubber for innovative, eco-friendly products.  The recycled rubber produced by Liberty Tire is used as crumb rubber and industrial feedstock for molded products; as tire-derived fuel for industrial kilns, mills and power plants; and as rubber mulch for landscaping and playgrounds.  The company maintains a nationwide network of processing plants, and comprehensive door-to-door collection services.  Liberty Tire Recycling is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.  For more information, please visit www.libertytire.com.

SOURCE Liberty Tire Recycling

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