BARBARA J. BECK

Biography - Chief Executive Officer, Learning Care Group, Inc., a leading for-profit early education/child care provider in North America.  Director of Ecolab since 2008.  Member of the Finance and Safety, Health and Environment Committees.

Prior to joining Learning Care Group in March 2011, Ms. Beck spent nine years as an executive of Manpower Inc., a world leader in the employment services industry.  From 2006 to 2011, Ms. Beck was President of Manpower’s EMEA operations, overseeing Europe (excluding France), the Middle East and Africa.  She previously served as Executive Vice President of Manpower’s U.S. and Canada business unit from 2002 to 2005.  Prior to joining Manpower, Ms. Beck was an executive of Sprint, a global communications company, serving in various operating and leadership roles for 15 years.

Qualifications – Ms. Beck has extensive North American and European general management and operational experience, including as a current CEO, allowing her to contribute to Ecolab’s strategic vision particularly as it relates to Europe, the Middle East and Africa.  With her Manpower knowledge of the impact of labor market trends on global and local economies combined with her knowledge of employment services, which tends to be a leading economic indicator, she provides timely insight into near-term projections of general economic activity.  As an executive at Sprint, Ms. Beck obtained experience in the information technology field which is relevant to Ecolab’s development of its ERP systems as well as field automation tools.

Other directorships held during the past five years – None.