Stewart H. McCutcheon — Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President at Ecolab

Mr. Stewart H. McCutcheon has been the Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President of Ecolab Inc. since October 2012. Mr. McCutcheon served as a Senior Vice President at Ecolab Inc. He joined Ecolab in 2011. Mr. McCutcheon served as Chief Information Officer of Nalco Holding Company since joining in 2009. He served as Nalco's Chief Productivity Officer since 2010 and was responsible for improving productivity in areas such as Supply Chain, Procurement and Administrative functions. Mr. McCutcheon has 27 years of executive leadership experience in business and technology management specializing in the design and development of business technology solutions. Mr. McCutcheon served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Acsis, Inc. from April 2006 to 2007 and also served as its Chief Executive Officer and President. He served as an Interim Chief Information Officer of Acsis, Inc. from 2008 to 2009 and served its Chief Operating Officer from 2007 to 2008. He served as the Chief Technology Officer of Elemica Inc. and served as its Chief Operating Officer from 2004 to 2006. Mr. McCutcheon served as the Global E-Business Technology Director of DuPont and was responsible for defining and deploying e-business technologies globally across its 19 strategic business units. During his 21-year career with DuPont, he served in a variety of global business, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering and information technology management roles. Mr. McCutcheon is a cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.