MBI  Management  Team

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James Bult | Founder & CEO
Jim Bult founded MBI in 1980 with 1 tractor and himself as the driver. With a dedication to constant improvements in equipment specification and customer service Mr. Bult has grown the Company to its current size of over 1500 tractors. Mr. Bult has served as CEO throughout the history of MBI and still remains involved in daily operations.

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Tony Schmidt | President
Tony Schmidt joined MBI in April, 1995 when the company had only 37 tractors.  Tony became General Manager in 1998 and was named President of MBI in 2007.  Tony began his career in the transportation industry over 45 years ago in the maintenance side of the business.  He also serves on the board of the Illinois Trucking Association.

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David Huitsing | Area VP, East
David Huitsing joined MBI in June, 2002 and joined our Management team in August of 2005.  David has a strong background in metal fabrication and has served in the transportation industry since 2000.


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Rich Borgetti | CFO
Rich Borgetti joined MBI in October, 2007 as Controller after spending more than 20 years in various accounting / financial roles with various transportation and equipment manufacturers.


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James Lanenga | Area VP, West
James Lanenga joined MBI in June, 2016 after 17 years in the solid-waste industry. James has held multiple roles in different market places including driver, sales, supervision, operations manager and implementing change management in a region support position.

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Shane Schmidt | Director of Maintenance
Shane Schmidt joined MBI in July 2013. Shane has been in the transportation industry since 1997 and served 13 years as the director of maintenance prior to joining our company.

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Kevin Burns | Director of Safety

Kevin Burns joined MBI in March, 2018 after 23 years in the waste industry. Kevin has held various roles in different markets including General Manager, Operations Manager and Supervision. Kevin has managed multiple facility operations, safety and compliance as well as capital improvement projects.


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