Estre Ambiental, Inc. announced the appointment of Andreas Gruson as the independent chairman of its board of directors. Mr. Gruson was a director of Estre Ambiental S.A. since March 2016. Mr. Gruson is a partner of Industrial Advisory Services, LLC. Mr. Gruson is also an operating partner at H.I.G. Capital Management, LLC and the managing member of EcoPower Solutions, LLC. Since 2014, Mr. Gruson has served as executive chairman of Compology, Inc. Since 2011, Mr. Gruson has been a partner, director and member of the Strategic Planning Committee of Grupo Sala, the leading environmental services company in Colombia. From 2004 to 2007, Mr. Gruson was Chairman and CEO of Regus Industries, LLC.