Sustainable ITAD Service Provider Paladin EnviroTech Hires COO; Hyper Scaler Partnerships Coming?

Paladin EnviroTech, a sustainable IT asset disposition (ITAD) specialist, has hired SK tes and ITRebew veteran Bill Vasquez as chief operating officer. The hire could help Paladin to build relationships with hyper scalers around the world, company officials hinted in the announcement -- though they stopped short of mentioning Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud by name.

Paladin, backed by investment firm SER Capital Partners (SER) and Daeheung Recycling South Korea, launched in 2025 through two acquisitions:

• E-waste recycling specialist TechSmart International (TSI) of Florida; and
• ITAD specialist Integrated Recycling Technologies (IRT) of Minnesota.

Paladin manages surplus, end-of-life, and obsolete, electronics equipment. Key services include:

• ITAD;
• secure data distruction;
• asset value recovery;
• global logistics;
• e-waste recycling; and
• an Analytical Lab that helps partners and customers to "improve the efficiency and support your circular economy initiatives."

Those services, coupled with Paladin's proprietary software, allow the company and its customers to "seamlessly work together using technology to track, report, and securely manage, hundreds of thousands of IT assets," Paladin asserts.

Paladin EnviroTech Hires COO: Executive Perspectives

In a prepared statement about hiring Vasquez, Paladin EnviroTech CEO Brian Diesselhorst said: "Bill's leadership and deep expertise in ITAD and supporting hyper scalers around the world will be instrumental as we expand our footprint and develop innovative programs for secure, sustainable electronics recycling."

Added Vasquez: "I’m honored to join Paladin EnviroTech at such a pivotal time. As enterprises seek secure and sustainable technology retirement solutions, we have a unique opportunity to drive impact through innovation and operational excellence."

ITAD Services: Market Growth Forecast, Acquisitions

Demand for ITAD services appears strong. Indeed, annual spending on ITAD is expected to reach $34 billion by 2030, up from $16.8 billion in 2022, according to Research and Markets. That's a 9.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), the researcher said.

Seeking to capitalize on that growth opportunity, ITAD businesses and investors -- ranging from venture capitalists (VCs) to private equity firms -- have been funding and/or acquiring ITAD-related companies.