COMPANY

Cleaning and sanitation services, founded 1923.

As of early 2006, 28.7% owned by Henkel.

Official Website:
http://www.ecolab.com/

Industry:
Industrial Services

Ticker:
NYSE:ECL

Corporate headquarters:
St. Paul, MN

Sales:
$4.1B (2004)

Employees:
21,300 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Douglas M. Baker, Jr.	Business	c. 1959		CEO of Ecolab
Diane C. Creel	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Ecovation
L. White Matthews III	Business	c. 1946		CFO of Union Pacific, 1989-98
Michael E. Shannon	Business	c. 1936		CFO of Ecolab, 1984-2000

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Douglas M. Baker, Jr.	Business	c. 1959		CEO of Ecolab
Leslie S. Biller	Business	c. 1948		COO of Wells Fargo, 1998-2002
Jerry A. Grundhofer	Business	1945		CEO of US Bancorp, 2001-06
Stefan Hamelmann	Business	c. 1964		Franz Hamelmann Baugesellschaft
Joel W. Johnson	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Hormel, 1993-2005
Ulrich Lehner	Business	1-May-1946		CEO of Henkel
Jerry W. Levin	Business	c. 1944		CEO of American Household, 1998-2005
Robert L. Lumpkins	Business	c. 1944		Vice Chairman of Cargill
Beth M. Pritchard	Business	c. 1947		CEO of Dean & DeLuca
Kasper Rorsted	Business	24-Feb-1962		EVP at Henkel
Richard U. De Schutter	Business	?		CEO of DuPont Pharmaceuticals, 2000-01
John J. Zillmer	Business	c. 1956		CEO of Allied Waste Industries

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John H. Dasburg	Business	c. 1943		CEO of ASTAR Air Cargo
James J. Howard	Business	1-Jul-1935		CEO of Northern States Power, 1987-2000
William L. Jews	Business	c. 1952		CEO of CareFirst
L. White Matthews III	Business	c. 1946		CFO of Union Pacific, 1989-98
Michael E. Shannon	Business	c. 1936		CFO of Ecolab, 1984-2000

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