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William Meaney

CEO of Iron Mountain

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William Meaney is president and CEO of Iron Mountain, Inc.(IRM) an information management and data center company and a member of the S&P 500, and serves as a director on the company's board. He previously served as CEO of The Zuellig Group, a $12 billion primarily business-to-business conglomerate based in China - Hong Kong S.A.R. that saw sales triple during his tenure from August 2004-March 2012.

Prior to leading The Zuellig Group, Meaney spent a number of years in the airline industry, serving as the chief commercial officer and managing director of publicly-traded Swiss International Airlines from December 2002 to January 2004 and executive vice president of South African Airways from 1998 to 2001.

Earlier in his career, Meaney served as: the acting CEO of South African Vaccine Producers; the founder and managing director of Genhro Management Consultancy; and a principal of Strategic Planning Associates, now part of Oliver Wyman. Meaney's first career was as a CIA operations officer.

He is a member of the Asia Business Council, The Council on Foreign Relations, and he holds a bachelor's in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a master's in industrial administration from Carnegie Mellon University. He also serves on the Board of Directors of State Street Corporation; and is a member of the Massachusetts General Hospital President's Council.

Education

  • MSIA (MBA), Finance and Strategy - Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business
  • MSIA, Business - Carnegie Mellon University
  • BS, Mechanical Engineering - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Career

  • Iron Mountain - CEO
  • Iron Mountain - President