United Recyclers Group (URG) announced that Kristi Werner, an 18-year veteran of the automotive recycling industry, has been named chief executive officer for the organization. Werner, who joined URG in 2011, was promoted to the role after serving as the chief technology officer.
URG, headquartered in Georgetown, Texas, leads the industry in providing products and services tailored to the operational needs of automotive recyclers.
Werner is credited with helping recyclers take back control of their data so they may be able to integrate with new platforms not previously available to them. Before URG, she began her career at Actual Systems Pinnacle in 2005 as a software trainer. From there, she was promoted to a project manager position within the company, and then rounded out her tenure on the sales team. She joined United Recyclers Group (URG) in 2011 and became their CTO in 2021.
Previous chief executive officer Donald Porter, who led the organization since 2012 after a long career at State Farm, will take on a new role as an internal industry/business consultant for URG.