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Ecolab

Ecolab is a global provider of water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services. The company delivers automated dishmachines, cleaning chemical formulations, water treatment technologies, and digital monitoring systems across more than 40 industries, including food processing, foodservice, healthcare, hospitality, industrial manufacturing, power generation, and data centers. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, Ecolab operates through major business segments covering Global Industrial, Global Institutional & Specialty, and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences, serving commercial facilities and industrial operations globally to optimize resource efficiency, food safety, and environmental sanitation.

Snapshot

Public USOwnership
1923Year founded
~48,000Employees
Saint Paul, United StatesHead office
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Global footprint

Operations

Products and/or services of Ecolab

  • Global Industrial - Water Safety & Treatment: Delivers water treatment chemical technologies, automated dosage equipment, continuous digital monitoring, and circular water reuse systems for industrial applications in power generation, chemical processing, mining, primary metals, pulp and paper, and data centers.
  • Global Institutional & Specialty - Foodservice & Hospitality: Provides warewashing systems, automated dishwashing programs, sanitation chemistry, floor care solutions, and kitchen hygiene equipment for restaurants, hotels, commercial laundries, food retail, and educational facilities to maintain cleanliness and regulatory compliance.
  • Global Industrial - Food & Beverage Processing: Supplies specialized sanitation formulations, clean-in-place processing equipment, automated pest control, and food safety monitoring systems for meat, poultry, dairy, beverage, and agricultural processing facilities to protect against foodborne contaminants.
  • Global Healthcare & Life Sciences - Infection Prevention: Manufactures hospital-grade disinfectants, surgical hand scrubs, automated endoscope reprocessors, and cleanroom sanitization products designed to control healthcare-associated infections and ensure sterile manufacturing in pharmaceutical and biotechnology facilities.
  • Global Industrial - Downstream & Energy Services: Provides process chemical additives, corrosion inhibitors, scale control technologies, and water reuse solutions for crude oil refining, petrochemical processing, and fuel transportation operations to optimize operational reliability and asset integrity.
  • Digital Technologies & Liquid Cooling Solutions: Deploys IoT-connected sensors, predictive analytics digital platforms, and direct-to-chip liquid cooling hardware for high-density artificial intelligence data centers, optimizing cooling fluid chemistry, thermal efficiency, and water usage effectiveness.

Ecolab executive team

  • Mr. Christophe BeckCEO & Chairman of the Board
  • Mr. Darrell R. BrownPresident & COO
  • Mr. Scott D. KirklandChief Financial Officer
  • Mr. Gregory Russell B. CookExecutive VP & President of Institutional Group
  • Dr. Larry L. BergerExecutive VP & CTO
  • Mr. Andrew C. HedbergDirector of Investor Relations
  • Ms. Jandeen M. BooneExecutive VP, General Counsel, Secretary & Interim Chief Compliance Officer
  • Ms. Chris LeongExecutive VP and Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer
  • Ms. Margeaux M. KingExecutive Vice President of Human Resources
  • Mr. Nicholas J. AlfanoExecutive VP & President of Global Industrial Group