Advantek Waste Management Services appoints David J. Hayes as new board member

HOUSTON -- Advantek Waste Management Services has announced that David J. Hayes has joined its board of directors. Hayes is a distinguished visiting lecturer in law at the Stanford Law School and a visiting senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.

Prior to teaching at Stanford, Hayes served as the Deputy Secretary and COO of the Department of the Interior for Presidents Clinton and Obama from 1999-2001 and 2009-2013, respectively, including serving as the Department’s point person in managing the Interior’s response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill crisis in the Gulf of Mexico.

Before and between his tours in public service, Hayes was a partner and Global Chair of the Environment, Land and Resources Department at Latham and Watkins, an international law firm. He is a former chairman of the board of the Environmental Law Institute, chairman of the Board of Visitors for Stanford Law School and vice-chair of the Board of American Rivers. He also formerly served as a Senior Fellow for the Hewlett Foundation and for the World Wildlife Fund.

In announcing the news, Omar Abou-Sayed, Advantek’s co-founder and CEO, commented, “David’s experience and breadth of relationships will help Advantek to better engage with regulators, Non-Governmental Organizations, operators, and other key stakeholders as we grow our business. Our invitation to him to join our board is a reflection of our very serious commitment to helping the oil and gas industry to minimize the environmental impacts of its activities.”

Other members of the Advantek’s Board include Omar Abou-Sayed, CEO; Dr. Ahmed Abou-Sayed, Founder; Dr. Mark Gudiksen, Chairman and Mario Portela, Board Member.