Rob Tabb
VP & CIO
Ecolab

Rob Tabb joined Ecolab as Vice President and Chief Information Officer on September 24, 2003 and has direct responsibility for Corporate Information Services in St. Paul, as well as functional responsibility for IS globally.

Rob has 25 years of experience in the systems technology arena. He has a BS degree from Washington and Lee University and an MBA from Tulane University. He a CPA, CMA and is APICS certified.

Rob began his career in consulting at Andersen Consulting, now known as Accenture. He then spent eight years at Dun & Bradstreet Software where he held senior management positions in marketing, business development, and general management.
Over a period of 12 years, Rob has held CIO positions for Ryder Systems, CNF Transportation and most recently Nike Inc. His tenure as CIO of these organizations included both global and enterprise-wide responsibility for IS strategy development and execution.

Rob is married and has two teenage daughters.