Ronald Tysoe Appointed To OAKLEAF's Board Of Directors

Tysoe to Bring Retail, Finance, and Real Estate Expertise to Leading Provider of Waste and Recycling Services

EAST HARTFORD, CT. (August 8, 2008) -- OAKLEAF the nation’s leading provider of waste and recycling services, has announced the appointment of Ronald Tysoe to its Board of Directors. Mr. Tysoe, who has more than 20 years experience in the retail, finance and real estate investment industries, is a principal at The Hauser, Davis & Tysoe Group, an investment group based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

"We are excited to have Ronald Tysoe serve on OAKLEAF’s Board of Directors, as his wide breadth of knowledge on retail, real estate and finance will be extremely valuable to OAKLEAF" said Jim Barnes, Chief Executive Officer, OAKLEAF. 
Prior to his current role at The Hauser, Davis & Tysoe Group, Mr. Tysoe served as a Senior Advisor at Perella Weinberg Partners, a New York-based investment banking firm.

Additionally, Tysoe served as a member of the Board of Directors of Federated Department Stores, Inc. (now Macy’s, Inc.) for nearly 20 years and as Vice Chairman for Finance and Real Estate from 1990 to 2006.  Mr. Tysoe was instrumental in over 30 retail industry transactions at Federated, including the acquisitions of Macy’s in 1994 and May Department Stores. To his credit, he has led two firms out of Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and has also negotiated the sale of Federated’s $7 billion dollar accounts receivable portfolio to Citibank in 2005.
Mr. Tysoe has served as President and CEO of Campeau Corporation, a real estate firm that acquired Allied Stores Corporation and Federated Department Stores.

A native of Vancouver, Canada, Mr. Tysoe received his Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Law degrees from the University of British Columbia.

About OAKLEAF 
OAKLEAF, founded in 1995, is an authority in providing sustainable waste logistics and recycling solutions for a broad base of multi-location retail, restaurant, hotel, manufacturing, property management and mall clients including Sears, United Technologies, Kmart, GAP, TGI Fridays and more.  As the most rapidly growing waste outsourcing company in the nation with operations throughout the United States and Canada, an employee base of more than 750 employees, and a nationwide network of over 5,500 certified haulers, recyclers, and waste diversion experts, OAKLEAF provides services to over 100,000 locations throughout North America.  OAKLEAF is backed by New Mountain Capital who provides significant financial and strategic resources to help continue OAKLEAF’s strong growth and superior service to its customers. OAKLEAF has been recognized eleven times since 2001 by Inc. Magazine, including being named four times to the Inc. 500 List (now the Inc. 5000 List) and being recognized seven times by ICIC, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City.  Subsidiary operations include Valet Waste (doorstep trash pick up for the multifamily industry), IEM (mall services), WasteLess Environmental Management (waste logistics solutions for Canadian companies), and Greenleaf Compaction (equipment rentals, leases, and sales).  OAKLEAF is also the exclusive provider of dumpster services for The Home Depot Dumpster Rentals.  For more information on OAKLEAF, please visit www.oakleafwaste.com.

About New Mountain Capital
New Mountain Capital is a New York-based private equity firm investing for long-term capital appreciation through direct investment in growth equity transactions, leveraged acquisitions and management buyouts.  The Firm currently manages private and public equity funds with over $6 billion in aggregate commitments.  New Mountain seeks out the highest-quality growth leaders in carefully selected industry sectors, and then works intensively with management to build the value of these companies.  For more information on New Mountain Capital, please visit www.newmountaincapital.com.