ABOUT BGICO
BGICO is an investment and development company headquartered in the Austin, Texas area and focused on supporting projects in Texas. BGICO is wholly owned by Bob Gregory, the founder and owner of Texas Disposal Systems. Under his leadership, TDS has grown to be one of the largest independently owned resource management companies in the country.
Bob Gregory
Bob Gregory serves as president, CEO and 80% owner of Texas Disposal Systems, Inc., Texas Disposal Systems Landfill, Inc., Texas Landfill Management, LLC, Texas Organic Products and Garden-Ville. Through innovative ideas in landfill management, customer service, and environmentally safe practices, the TDS group of companies is now the largest independently owned solid waste collection, recycling/composting and disposal services provider in Central Texas, and one of the largest in the nation. Bob also owns Txalloy, Inc., d.b.a. Acme Iron and Metal Co., a full-service scrap metal processing facility in San Angelo and Austin, Texas. He also owns Okapi Environmental Services, LLC.
Bob graduated from Central High School in San Angelo, Texas and holds a bachelor’s degree in business from The University of Texas at Austin. He served as a member of the state’s Municipal Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery Advisory Council from 1989 to 2007 and as its president for the last seven years. He also served as chairman of the Texas Chapter of the National Solid Wastes Management Association (NSWMA) from 1991 to 2003 and served on the board of directors of the Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In 2008, Bob was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas (and Vermont) Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission and served until September 2011.
The NSWMA honored Bob as Member of the Year in 2000. He received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Texas Water Commission (TWC) in recognition for his contribution to protect human health and the environment and his efforts towards developing municipal solid waste landfill regulations for the TWC in 1993. He served as chairman of the two statewide committees that oversaw the development of federally mandated landfill management regulations.
In 2010, Bob was inducted into the Environmental Industries Association (EIA) Hall of Fame. The Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America honored him with the Distinguished Citizen of the Year award. He is a Boy Scout Silver Beaver. Bob has lived in Austin since 1971 and is married to his junior high school sweetheart, Kay Rogers Gregory. They have four children and seven grandchildren.
Matt Hutchings
Matt Hutchings serves as Chief Operating Officer and brings a successful 40+ year career in sports and entertainment, media and technology. His last 21 years were spent in Denver, with Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, LLC (KSE) where he served as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President for KSE, and as the President and Chief Executive Officer of KSE Media Ventures. Originally from Texas, Matt graduated from Texas A&M University.
Tom Mistler
Tom Mistler serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Texas Disposal Systems and BGICO.
Tom has more than 30 years of experience in a variety of industries, including construction, high tech, start-up, Big Four accounting, and manufacturing environments. A native of Kentucky, Tom received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Kentucky and his MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Adam Gregory
Adam Gregory is the Vice President and Officer at several affiliated companies, including Texas Disposal Systems, Inc., Texas Disposal Systems Landfill, Inc., Texas Landfill Management, LLC, TDS Environmental Services, LLC, Okapi Environmental Services, LLC, Okapi Leasing, LLC, Txalloy, Inc., BGICO, LLC, and Creedmoor Pipeline, LLC. With a career spanning all facets of modern solid waste management, Adam has experience in collection, recycling, composting, and landfill operations.
Adam began his career with humble beginnings, picking up litter as a child, and has since advanced to oversee executive management, process optimization, new facility design, and research and development. His role also includes managing municipal and commercial customer relationships, contract negotiations, permitting, governmental relations, and public policy development.
In addition to his professional duties, Adam serves on the Capitol Area Council of Governments Solid Waste Advisory Committee and actively contributes to the development of local and regional solid waste management plans, ordinances, and policies. He is also a licensed Class A Municipal Solid Waste Operator with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.