ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The board of directors of Ecolab Inc. has appointed Shari L. Ballard and
Lionel L. Nowell III to the Ecolab board, effective December 4, 2018.
The appointments will bring the total number of directors to fourteen.
“Shari brings significant senior management, international and human
resources experience in large, geographically distributed organizations
to the Ecolab board. Lionel is a highly experienced board member, with
broad financial expertise and understanding of various regulatory
environments through his service on the boards of several multinational
corporations. We look forward to their counsel as we continue to
strengthen and grow our business throughout the world,” said Douglas M.
Baker, Jr., Ecolab chairman and chief executive officer.
Ms. Ballard, age 52, currently is an advisor at Best Buy Co., Inc.,
after recently transitioning from her position as Senior Executive Vice
President and President, Multi-Channel Retail. During her 25-year career
at Best Buy, Ms. Ballard also held senior executive roles as President
U.S. Retail, Chief Human Resources Officer, President – International
and President – Americas.
Mr. Nowell, age 63, currently serves on the boards of American Electric
Power Company and Bank of America Corporation. He is also a director of
British American Tobacco plc, having joined that board upon its 2017
acquisition of Reynolds American Inc., where he was lead independent
director through the sale. Mr. Nowell retired as Senior Vice President
and Treasurer of PepsiCo, Inc. in 2009.
About Ecolab
A trusted partner at nearly three million
customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene
and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital
resources. With annual sales of $14 billion and 48,000 associates,
Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and
on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments,
optimize water and energy use and improve operational efficiencies for
customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial
markets in more than 170 countries around the world. For more Ecolab
news and information, visit www.ecolab.com.
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