---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-125513"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ECL"
cik: "0000031462"
company_name: "ECOLAB INC."
filed_at: "2022-12-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T07:46:21.388309+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ecolab appoints Eric Green, CEO of West Pharmaceutical, to Board

## Summary
- Eric Green appointed as independent director, effective December 8, 2022.
- Green will serve on Compensation/Human Capital Management and Governance Committees.
- He is Chairman, President & CEO of West Pharmaceutical Services, a life sciences packaging firm.
- Bringing nearly 30 years of life sciences experience and global operating expertise.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-125513
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ECL
- cik: 0000031462
- company_name: ECOLAB INC.
- filed_at: 2022-12-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465922125513/0001104659-22-125513-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465922125513/tm2232139d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-125513
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-125513.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-125513.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eric M. Green was appointed as member of the board of directors at ECOLAB INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: member of the board of directors
  source text: approved the appointment of Eric M. Green as a member of the board of directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465922125513/0001104659-22-125513-index.htm

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