Management

Michael Thorne | Founder and President

Michael Thorne founded Just Junk on September 1, 2003 and has remained active in his role as President and C.E.O. Mr. Thorne is a visionary, whose innovative approach to the junk removal business has been recognized through a number of entrepreneurship awards. Prior to forming Just Junk, Mr. Thorne held a management position for one of Canada’s largest corporations overseeing control centre operations in Toronto. Thorne holds an Economics degree from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario.

John Netherway | Chief Operations Officer

John Netherway joined Just Junk in spring 2005 as the companies Chief Operating Officer. Having worked both in customer relations and internal business operations, Mr. Netherway knows the Just Junk system thoroughly. Before Just Junk, Mr. Netherway worked for three years at the law offices of Heelis, Williams, Little & Almas, in St. Catharines, Ontario, where he honed his interests in real-estate, corporate, and employment law. Mr. Netherway studied English at the University of Toronto and Brock University.