This document provides information on the directors and officers of Ecolab Inc. as of 1997. It lists 15 members of the board of directors, including their professional backgrounds and committee memberships. It also lists the 15 highest ranking officers of Ecolab Inc., including their titles and areas of responsibility. The document serves to identify the leadership of Ecolab Inc. in 1997 by providing brief biographies of both the directors on the board and the senior executive officers.

1. Directors
Board of Directors
Leslie S. Biller Jerry W. Levin Allan L. Schuman
President and Chief Operating Officer of Norwest Chairman of the Board, Revlon, Inc. (beauty care President and Chief Executive Officer, Ecolab Inc.,
Corporation (diversified financial services), Director company), Chairman of the Board and Chief Director since 1991, Governance Committee
since 1997, Audit and Governance Committees Executive Officer, The Coleman Company, Inc.
Michael E. Shannon
(outdoor recreational products), Director since
Ruth S. Block 1992, Compensation and Governance Committees Chairman of the Board, Chief Financial
Retired Executive Vice President and Chief and Administrative Officer, Ecolab Inc.,
Reuben F. Richards
Insurance Officer, The Equitable (insurance and Director since 1991, Finance Committee
investment products), Director since 1985, Retired Chairman of the Board, Terra Industries
Philip L. Smith
Compensation and Finance Committees Inc. (agribusiness), Director since 1983, Audit and
Finance* Committees Former Chairman of the Board, President and
James J. Howard Chief Executive Officer, The Pillsbury Company
Richard L. Schall
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief (food products), Director since 1989, Compen-
Executive Officer, Northern States Power Consultant, Retired Vice Chairman of the Board sation* and Governance Committees
Company (public utility company), Director since and Chief Administrative Officer, Dayton Hudson
Hugo Uyterhoeven
1991, Compensation and Governance* Corporation (national retailer), Director since 1978,
Committees Audit* and Finance Committees Timken Professor of Business Administration,
Graduate School of Business Administration,
Joel W. Johnson Roland Schulz Harvard University, Director since 1992, Audit
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Vice President and Member of Executive and Finance Committees
Executive Officer, Hormel Foods Corporation (food Board, Henkel KGaA (household and personal
Albrecht Woeste
products), Director since 1996, Compensation and care products and adhesives), Director since 1993,
Finance Committees Finance Committee Chairman of the Shareholders’ Committee and
Supervisory Board, Henkel KGaA (household and
personal care products and adhesives), Director
since 1991, Audit and Governance Committees
*Committee Chair
Officers
Officers
Allan L. Schuman John G. Forsythe James L. McCarty
President and Chief Executive Officer Vice President-Tax and Public Affairs Senior Vice President-Institutional North America
Michael E. Shannon Steven L. Fritze James A. Miller
Chairman of the Board, Vice President and Treasurer Vice President-Emerging Businesses
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
Arthur E. Henningsen, Jr. Maurizio Nisita
Lawrence T. Bell Senior Vice President and Controller Senior Vice President-Global Operations
Vice President-Law and General Counsel
Kenneth A. Iverson Mary J. Schumacher
Gerald K. Carlson Vice President and Secretary Vice President-Marketing
Senior Vice President-Corporate Planning
Diana D. Lewis C. William Snedeker
and Development
Vice President-Human Resources Vice President and General Manager-
William G. Crawford Pest Elimination
Richard L. Marcantonio
Vice President and General Manager-Textile Care
John P. Spooner
Senior Vice President-Industrial
Peter D’Almada Senior Vice President-International
William A. Mathison
Senior Vice President-Global Accounts
F. William Tuominen, Ph.D.
Vice President and General Manager-
Dean deBuhr Food & Beverage North America Senior Vice President and Chief Technical
Vice President and General Manager- and Environmental Officer
Professional Products North America
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