Full Name
Jim Rekoske
Job Title
Senior Vice President, Enterprise Technology Platforms & Growth
Company
Ecolab Inc.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Jim Rekoske is senior vice president, Research, Development and Engineering (RD&E) for Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources.
In this role, Dr. Rekoske leads technology strategy development / deployment efforts and directs the cross-division science and engineering activities for Ecolab, both within the company and with Ecolab’s external partners.
Prior to Ecolab, Dr. Rekoske served as the vice president of R&D and chief technology officer for Honeywell UOP. He had global responsibility for product development and introduction strategy for the $3 billion division of Honeywell involved in refining, petrochemicals and natural gas processing. Previously, Dr. Rekoske was the global business director for Honeywell’s petrochemicals segment.
Dr. Rekoske holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware, and an MBA from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, where he was the Amy and Richard F. Wallman Scholar. He advises and serves on numerous non-profit and small to medium size enterprise boards and is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Ecolab is a trusted partner of nearly three million customer locations. With annual sales of $15 billion and 48,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights, and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.
In this role, Dr. Rekoske leads technology strategy development / deployment efforts and directs the cross-division science and engineering activities for Ecolab, both within the company and with Ecolab’s external partners.
Prior to Ecolab, Dr. Rekoske served as the vice president of R&D and chief technology officer for Honeywell UOP. He had global responsibility for product development and introduction strategy for the $3 billion division of Honeywell involved in refining, petrochemicals and natural gas processing. Previously, Dr. Rekoske was the global business director for Honeywell’s petrochemicals segment.
Dr. Rekoske holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware, and an MBA from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, where he was the Amy and Richard F. Wallman Scholar. He advises and serves on numerous non-profit and small to medium size enterprise boards and is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Ecolab is a trusted partner of nearly three million customer locations. With annual sales of $15 billion and 48,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights, and on-site service to promote safe food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use and improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare, energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world.
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