UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  August 7, 2009

 

ECOLAB INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  1-800-232-6522

 

(Not applicable)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(d)   Effective August 7, 2009, Ecolab’s Board of Directors increased the size of the Board from 10 to 11 members and appointed C. Scott O’Hara, an Executive Vice President of H.J. Heinz Company, to the Ecolab Board pursuant to the recommendation of the Board’s Governance Committee.  He will serve as a Class III director for a term ending May 6, 2010. Mr. O’Hara was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Heinz North America in July 2009.  He previously served as Heinz’s Executive Vice President — Europe and formerly as Executive Vice president — Asia Pacific/Rest of World.  Prior to joining H.J. Heinz Company in 2006, Mr. O’Hara was an executive of The Gillette Company, serving in various global operating and management roles for 14 years.

 

Mr. O’Hara will serve on the Board’s Finance and Audit Committees.  A copy of the News Release issued by Ecolab in connection with this report under Item 5.02(d) is attached as Exhibit (99).

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)   Exhibits.

 

(99)                                                   Ecolab Inc. News Release dated August 7, 2009.

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

	ECOLAB INC.
Date: August 7, 2009	By:	/s/Michael C. McCormick
		Michael C. McCormick
		Assistant Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description		Method Of Filing
(99)		Ecolab Inc. News Release dated August 7, 2009.		Filed herewith electronically.

 

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