Alex Blanco Joins Ecolab as Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer
Alex Blanco has joined Ecolab as executive vice president and chief
supply chain officer, effective Jan. 1. Blanco will oversee the
company’s global supply chain operations, including Ecolab’s 98
manufacturing plants and more than 200 distribution and other supply
chain facilities around the world.
“Alex is a superb leader who has a track record building world-class
supply chain capabilities,” said Douglas M. Baker, Jr., chairman and
chief executive officer, Ecolab. “We are delighted to have him join our
leadership team.”
Blanco joins Ecolab after 30 years with Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G). Most
recently, he served as vice president, Product Supply Global Beauty
Sector, responsible for strategy, planning, procurement, manufacturing,
engineering, quality assurance and logistics. In previous roles, Blanco
led Supply Chain operations for other key P&G divisions and held several
international assignments.
Blanco received a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering from Princeton University.
About Ecolab
With 2011 pro forma sales of $11 billion and
more than 40,000 employees, Ecolab Inc. (NYSE: ECL) is the global leader
in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that provide and
protect clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy
environments. Ecolab delivers comprehensive programs and services to the
food, energy, healthcare, industrial and hospitality markets in more
than 160 countries. For more Ecolab news and information, visit www.ecolab.com.
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