David Steiner, a former CEO of the nation’s largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors, is poised to take over control of the U.S. Postal Service, becoming the nation’s 76th postmaster general.

Steiner, who is expected to formally take over as postmaster general at USPS in July, previously was CEO of Waste Management for more than a decade.

David Steiner, who also served as president and chief executive officer of Waste Management Inc., is expected to start in July.