---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-058710"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ECL"
cik: "0000031462"
company_name: "ECOLAB INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-11T20:46:52+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-11T20:54:29.014356+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ecolab elects Bryce Mewhorter as SVP & Corporate Controller; 13 directors voted in

## Summary
- Bryce L. Mewhorter elected SVP and Corporate Controller, effective after Q2 2026 10-Q filing; Jennifer J. Bradway to move to different role.
- At annual meeting, all 13 director nominees elected; advisory say-on-pay approved with 223.5M for, 14.3M against.
- Ratification of PwC as auditor approved (230.0M for, 24.2M against); stockholder proposal on independent board chair rejected (61.9M for, 176.3M against).
- Mewhorter, age 51, previously SVP Finance Global Water; joined Ecolab in 1998.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-058710
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ECL
- cik: 0000031462
- company_name: ECOLAB INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T20:46:52+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926058710/0001104659-26-058710-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926058710/ecl-20260507x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-058710.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Bryce L. Mewhorter was elected as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller at ECOLAB INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller
  source text: the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Ecolab Inc. (the "Company") elected Bryce L. Mewhorter to the position of Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller, including to serve as the Company's principal accounting officer, effective on the first day after the Company files its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926058710/0001104659-26-058710-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ECOLAB INC. shareholders approved Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers disclosed in the Proxy Statement. at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-07
  source text: The second proposal voted on was the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The proposal received the following votes and was approved:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926058710/0001104659-26-058710-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ECOLAB INC. shareholders approved Election of 13 directors for a one-year term ending at the annual meeting in 2027 and until the election and qualification of their respective successors. at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-07
  source text: The first proposal voted on was the election of 13 directors for a one-year term ending at the annual meeting in 2027 and until the election and qualification of their respective successors. The 13 persons nominated by the Board received the following votes and were elected:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926058710/0001104659-26-058710-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ECOLAB INC. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-07
  source text: The third proposal voted on was the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. The proposal received the following votes and was approved:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926058710/0001104659-26-058710-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  ECOLAB INC. shareholders rejected Stockholder proposal regarding an independent board chair policy. at the 2026-05-07 meeting.
  - Outcome: failed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-07
  source text: The fourth proposal voted on was a stockholder proposal regarding an independent board chair policy. The proposal received the following votes and was not approved:
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926058710/0001104659-26-058710-index.htm

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