Synagro Technologies Inc., Houston, said March 6 that Eric Zimmer has been appointed president and CEO of the company. He joined the company in the fall of 2011 as the executive vice president of Synagro’s services division and succeeds Bill Massa, who resigned from the company in October 2011. Zimmer has more than 22 years in the environmental services industry in a variety of positions, including operations, sales, marketing, and business management. Previous employers include Westinghouse, Laidlaw Environmental Services, and Safety-Kleen Corp., which the company said made him the ideal choice to lead Synagro.