American Cleaning Institute Board Names Four New Directors

Feb 8th, 2024

ACI (American Cleaning Institute) EDIT

Top row (from left): Marcelo Lu*, BASF Corporation; Rick Strittmatter, Arxada, LLC; Parthiv Amin, BASF Corporation; Eric Peeters, Dow; Silke Hoppe, Sasol; Eric Reynolds, The Clorox Company; Joseph Schwalbach, Indorama Ventures Oxides LLC; Scott Tuchinsky, Croda Inc.; Sean Moriarty, Stepan Company; Erik Roberts, Procter & Gamble; Luc Reynaert*, Procter & Gamble; Larry Berger, Ecolab Inc. Bottom row (from left): Deb Fiddelke, SC Johnson; Lily De Stefano, dsm-firmenich; Jessica McCoy, GOJO Industries, Inc.; Melissa Hockstad, ACI; Stephan Habif, Colgate-Palmolive Company; Renee Henze, IFF; Ronald Birnbaum, Evonik; Suzanne Carroll, Nouryon.

Top row (from left): Marcelo Lu*, BASF Corporation; Rick Strittmatter, Arxada, LLC; Parthiv Amin, BASF Corporation; Eric Peeters, Dow; Silke Hoppe, Sasol; Eric Reynolds, The Clorox Company; Joseph Schwalbach, Indorama Ventures Oxides LLC; Scott Tuchinsky, Croda Inc.; Sean Moriarty, Stepan Company; Erik Roberts, Procter & Gamble; Luc Reynaert*, Procter & Gamble; Larry Berger, Ecolab Inc.
Bottom row (from left): Deb Fiddelke, SC Johnson; Lily De Stefano, dsm-firmenich; Jessica McCoy, GOJO Industries, Inc.; Melissa Hockstad, ACI; Stephan Habif, Colgate-Palmolive Company; Renee Henze, IFF; Ronald Birnbaum, Evonik; Suzanne Carroll, Nouryon.

courtesy of ACI

American Cleaning Institute (ACI) announced the addition of four executives to its Board of Directors during the 2024 ACI Industry Convention in Orlando, FL.

New Directors elected to a two-year term on the Board include:
Parthiv Amin, senior vice president, Care Chemicals North America
Deb Fiddelke, vice president, Global Public Affairs, SC Johnson
Stephan Habif, chief technology officer, Colgate-Palmolive
Erik Roberts, senior vice president, Global Fabric & Home Care Purchasing, Procter & Gamble

* denotes departing Board member

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