DANIEL S. SANDERS

Biography – Retired President of ExxonMobil Chemical Company and Vice President of ExxonMobil Corporation, a leading oil, natural gas and chemicals producer.  Director of Ecolab since December 2011.  Chairman of the Governance Committee and member of the Audit Committee.

Mr. Sanders retired from ExxonMobil in 2004 after 43 years of service.  He was named President of ExxonMobil Chemical Company in December of 1999 when Exxon Corporation and Mobil Oil merged.  Prior to that, he held various positions of increasing responsibility with Exxon, including President of Exxon Chemical, Vice President of Human Resources of Exxon Corporation and President of Exxon Chemical Asia Pacific.    Mr. Sanders is past Chairman of the Board of the American Chemistry Council and past Chairman of the Society of Chemical Industry, American Section.  Mr. Sanders received the Society of Chemical Industry Medal in 2005.

Qualifications – Through his 43-year career at ExxonMobil and his experience as a director of other public companies, Mr. Sanders possesses knowledge and experience in the chemical industry, corporate management, human resources and compensation, public company governance and board practices.  He also has detailed knowledge of the energy sector, a significant end-market for the Company following the recent Nalco merger.  As a former director of Nalco, Mr. Sanders possesses deep knowledge with respect to the water treatment and energy services businesses that Ecolab gains with the Nalco merger.

Other directorships held during the past five years - Non-executive chairman of Milliken & Company and director of Pacolet Milliken Enterprises, Arch Chemicals, Inc. and Celanese Corporation.  Formerly a director of Nalco Holding Company.