Background
Rooney, Phillip Bernard was born on July 8, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Christopher Thomas and Rita Ann Rooney.
waste management company executive
Rooney, Phillip Bernard was born on July 8, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Christopher Thomas and Rita Ann Rooney.
Bachelor magna cum laude, St. Bernard College, 1966.
Assistant to president, Waste Management, Inc., Oak Brook, Illinois, 1969-1971; vice president, Waste Management, Inc., Oak Brook, Illinois, 1971-1974; senior vice president, Waste Management, Inc., Oak Brook, Illinois, 1981-1984; president, chief operating officer, Waste Management, Inc., Oak Brook, Illinois, since 1984; also board directors, member Executive Committee, WMX Technology, Inc. (formerly Waste Management, Inc.), Hinsdale, Illinois also Chairman, Board Of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Resco Holdings, Inc., Wheelbrator Technology, Inc., Hampton, N.H. Chairman of the Board, Rust International Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, since 1997; also board directors. Board directors First National Bank La Grange, Illinois, Chemical Waste Management, Inc., The Brand Companies, Wheelabrator Technologies, Illinois Tool Works, Inc., The Servicemaster Company.
Active Robert Crown Center, Hinsdale, Illinois. Member of advisory board Hinsdale Community House, since 1984. Board directors Lyric Opera Chicago, Keep American Beautiful, Nazareth Academy, La Grange, since 1981, Hinsdale Hospital Foundation.
Trustee Denison U. Captain United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1966-1969. Member American Public Works Association, National Solid Wastes Management Association.
Married Suzanne VictoriaPerillo, January 29, 1966. Children: Philip B., Trisha A., Michael P., Sean B.