ACI Board Announces Re-elected Officers & New Director

Standing (left to right): Joseph Schwalbach, Scott Tuchinsky, Lily De Stefano, Silke Hoppe, Steve Tanner, Eric Reynolds, Marcelo Lu, Arnaud Melin, Carlos Linares, Eric Peeters and Larry Berger. Sitting (left to right): Jessica McCoy, Suzanne Carroll, Melissa Hockstad, Wayne Ashton, Sean Moriarty and Debbie Anderson.
Standing (left to right): Joseph Schwalbach, Scott Tuchinsky, Lily De Stefano, Silke Hoppe, Steve Tanner, Eric Reynolds, Marcelo Lu, Arnaud Melin, Carlos Linares, Eric Peeters and Larry Berger.
Sitting (left to right): Jessica McCoy, Suzanne Carroll, Melissa Hockstad, Wayne Ashton, Sean Moriarty and Debbie Anderson.

Member companies of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI) elected a group of 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 during the 2022 ACI Convention in Orlando.

Related: ACI Names Brennan Georgianni as Director, State Government Affairs

The newest member of the board is Rick Strittmatter, chief technology and sustainability officer, Arxada.

The re-elected slate of 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 and 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

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