THE COLONY, Texas, Nov. 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quest Resource Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:QRHC) (“Quest”), a leader in sustainability, recycling, and environmental services, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Quest Resource Management Group, LLC hired Ric Hobby as Senior Vice President of Sales. Hobby has over 20 years of leadership experience in business development within the environmental services and technology space. In his new role, Hobby will complement Quest’s existing sales team and will help drive new business revenue.

Hobby previously served as a President & General Manager at Enevo as well as Senior Vice President of Sales at SMS Assist and Vice President of Sales at Oakleaf Waste. Hobby has been instrumental in helping national and regional customers increase efficiency by deploying innovative cloud-based solutions with powerful predictive analytics. He also developed and managed several keystone waste minimization programs, as well trained and developed high-performance sales teams.

“Ric is a tremendous addition for us.” Said Ray Hatch, Quest’s CEO. “He is a proven sales performer and a leader with a vast experience in the restaurant, retail and construction industries.  I have worked with Ric in the past with great success and have confidence in his ability to make an impact in the near future.”

“I am excited to be part of such a dynamic, industry leading organization.” Said Ric Hobby. “I look forward to connecting Quest’s best-in-class solutions with a growing market of eco-conscious corporations.”

About Quest Resource Holding Corporation
Quest provides businesses with a nationwide, single source solution for the reuse, recycling, and disposal of a wide variety of waste streams and recyclables generated by their businesses. Quest's comprehensive reuse, recycling, and disposal services include customer-specific programs for the management, collection, processing, and accounting for waste streams and recyclables. Quest operates environmentally focused online platforms that contain information and data that tracks and reports the environmental results of our services and provides actionable data to improve business operations.

For more information, visit www.QRHC.com.

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