Executive Vice President for Human Resources, IT and Logistics & Purchasing of Henkel KGaA, Düsseldorf, Germany, a manufacturer of chemicals, household and personal care products and adhesives. Director of Ecolab since August 2005. Appointed to the Board pursuant to an understanding between the Company and Henkel. Member of the Finance Committee.
Prior to joining Henkel, Mr. Rorsted served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa for Hewlett Packard following its merger with Compaq. Mr. Rorsted held various other senior management positions with Compaq since 1995 and has previous experience with Oracle, Digital and Ericsson. Member of the Supervisory Board of Cable & Wireless, plc. |