Eric A.H. Smith, Ph.D.
Vice President, Business Development, Sanexen Environmental Services Inc.
Dr. Smith received his Ph.D. degree in Environmental Toxicology
from the University of Waterloo in 1977 and immediately
went to work for two years in the Pesticides Subcommittee
of the Environmental Secretariat at the National Research
Council in Ottawa.
After NRC, he spent five years in the Chemical Industry
as a Pesticide Research and Regulatory officer with Elanco,
the agricultural chemical division of Eli Lilly and later
with Velsicol Chemical Corp. of Chicago.
Subsequently, he worked at the University of Toronto's "Institute
for Environmental Studies" for a year working on a World
Health Organization project on classification and disposal
technologies for hazardous wastes, in particular, chemical
pesticides.
Following a two and half year employment term with PPM Canada as
Director of Sales and Marketing, he started PCB Disposal, a
full-service PCB management company in 1987. He continued as
President of the company until September 4, 2009, at which time
he sold the business to Sanexen Environmental Services Inc., and
he continues in the capacity of Vice President, Business Development to this day.
