The U.S. Postal Service confirmed on Friday it will name David Steiner, a long-time CEO of Waste Management and FedEx board member, to become the nation’s 76th postmaster general, handing the reins to the executive while the mailing agency continues to reel financially and is in the midst of major political and operational disruption.

Former Waste Management CEO David Steiner has been appointed as the next postmaster general of the U.S. Postal Service, despite concerns from the National Association of Letter Carriers union about his connections to FedEx and potential conflicts of interest.

WASHINGTON — 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.