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David W. MacLennan is the Lead Independent Director at Ecolab Inc. (ECL) since May 2023, having joined the board as an independent director in 2015.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/ECL/people/david-maclennan)[[2]](https://investor.ecolab.com/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=fe640bda-b6a3-4ab8-9e57-7787a5a82cb6) Age 65, he chairs Ecolab’s Governance Committee and serves on the Compensation & Human Capital Management Committee, bringing over 30 years of leadership in global operations, finance, risk management, and corporate governance.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/ECL/people/david-maclennan)[[2]](https://investor.ecolab.com/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=fe640bda-b6a3-4ab8-9e57-7787a5a82cb6)
MacLennan served as the 9th CEO of Cargill Incorporated (2013–2022), Chairman (2015–2022), and Executive Chair (2023), leading the private multinational in food, agriculture, and industrial sectors.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/ECL/people/david-maclennan)[[2]](https://investor.ecolab.com/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=fe640bda-b6a3-4ab8-9e57-7787a5a82cb6)[[3]](https://www.bechtel.com/people/leadership/dave-maclennan/) His career at Cargill began in 1991 in Financial Markets (Minneapolis, London, Geneva), advancing to CFO (2008–2011), COO (2011–2013), and earlier roles like President of Cargill Energy (2002–2008).[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/ECL/people/david-maclennan)[[2]](https://investor.ecolab.com/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=fe640bda-b6a3-4ab8-9e57-7787a5a82cb6) Previously, he was President of Fixed Income Capital Markets at USBancorp Piper Jaffray (2000–2002) and a member of the Chicago Board of Trade.[[2]](https://investor.ecolab.com/governance/board-of-directors/person-details/default.aspx?ItemId=fe640bda-b6a3-4ab8-9e57-7787a5a82cb6) He holds a BA in English from Amherst College (1981) and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago.[[1]](https://fintool.com/app/research/companies/ECL/people/david-maclennan)[[5]](https://www.care.org/about-us/leadership/david-maclennan/) Currently, he serves on boards including Caterpillar Inc., Bechtel, CARE, and Amherst College, and provides executive coaching via Blue Skye Executive Advisors LLC.[[3]](https://www.bechtel.com/people/leadership/dave-maclennan/)[[6]](https://www.amherst.edu/about/president-college-leadership/trustees/biographies/node/715547)
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