02.10.22
During its annual convention in Orlando, member companies of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) elected a group of top executives to a two-year term to serve on the association’s board of directors, while the board re-elected its slate of officers to a one-year term.
Rick Strittmatter, chief technology and sustainability officer, Arxada, is the newest board member.
The slate of re-elected officers for the coming year includes:
Chair: Wayne Ashton, IFF
Vice Chair: Eric Reynolds, The Clorox Company
Treasurer: Eric Peeters, Dow Inc.
President: Melissa Hockstad, ACI
Secretary: Douglas Troutman, ACI
The complete board roster is as follows:
Rick Strittmatter, Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer, Arxada
Steve Tanner, President & CEO, Arylessence, Inc.
Marcelo Lu, Senior Vice President, Care Chemicals, North America, BASF Corporation
Carlos Linares, Executive Vice President, Global Research & Development, Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
Eric Reynolds, Executive Vice President, Household and Lifestyle, The Clorox Company
Raj Kohli, Vice President, Global R&D and Technology Strategy, Colgate-Palmolive Company
Scott Tuchinsky, Business Head, Consumer Care North America, Croda Inc.
Eric Peeters, Vice President of Sustainability, Performance Materials and Coatings, Dow Inc.
Larry Berger, Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, Ecolab Inc.
Deborah Anderson, Vice President, Global Cleaning Solutions, Evonik Corporation
Liliana “Lily” De Stefano, Vice President, North America, Consumer Fragrances, Firmenich Incorporated
Jessica McCoy, Chief Solutions Officer, GOJO Industries, Inc.
Stefan Strathmann, Head of Research and Development, Laundry and Home Care, North America, Henkel Corporation
Wayne Ashton, Vice President, Home & Personal Care, IFF
Joseph Schwalbach, Vice President, Downstream Derivatives, Indorama Ventures Oxides, LLC
Suzanne Carroll, Vice President, Home and Personal Care, Nouryon
Arnaud Melin, Vice President, Consumer Biosolutions, Novozymes
Luc Reynaert, Senior Vice President, Global Fabric and Home Care Product Supply, Procter & Gamble
Silke Hoppe, Vice President, Essential Care Chemicals, Sasol
Diego Ruiz, Vice President, Global Government Relations, SC Johnson
Zoe Baldwin, Global Marketing Manager, Ethylene Value Chain, Shell Chemical LP
Sean Moriarty, Vice President and General Manager, Surfactants, Stepan Company
The American Cleaning Institute represents the $60 billion US cleaning product supply chain. ACI members include the manufacturers and formulators of soaps, detergents, and general cleaning products used in household, commercial, industrial and institutional settings; companies that supply ingredients and finished packaging for these products; and chemical distributors.