secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ECOLAB INC. (ECL)
CIK:        0000031462
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-019742
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01, 7.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ecolab splits COO role, appoints Brown and Cook as Co-COOs effective April 1, 2026
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- Darrell Brown named Co-COO Global Markets; Greg Cook named Co-COO Global Businesses.
- CEO Christophe Beck adds President title; Brown and Cook assume new roles April 1, 2026.
- Brown relocates to Australia; base salary AU$1.3M ($876k USD) plus LTI valued at $2.5M.
- Cook receives base salary $750k, annual cash incentive target 105%, LTI valued at $2.2M.
- Restructuring aims to boost focus on global markets and businesses after strong 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926019742/0001104659-26-019742-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926019742/ecl-20260220x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-019742

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