ST. PAUL, Minn., May 08, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ecolab Inc. stockholders today elected current directors, Leslie S.
Biller, Jerry A. Grundhofer and John J. Zillmer to the Board for a
three-year term ending in 2012. In addition, stockholders ratified the
appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Ecolab's independent
registered public accounting firm for 2009 and re-approved the company's
Management Performance Incentive Plan, as amended.
An advisory stockholder proposal to eliminate classification of Board
terms was approved. The Board will consider the actions to be taken in
response to this advisory vote at future meetings.
With sales of $6 billion and more than 26,000 associates, Ecolab (NYSE:
ECL) is the global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and
infection prevention products and services. Ecolab delivers
comprehensive programs and services to the foodservice, food and
beverage processing, healthcare, and hospitality markets in more than
160 countries. More news and information is available at www.ecolab.com.
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SOURCE: Ecolab Inc.
Ecolab Inc.
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