Tragic Amtrak Derailment Impacts Ecolab

Posted May 15, 2015 at 4:51 pm

Among the victims of the May 12 Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia is Bob Gildersleeve Jr., 45, vice president, Ecolab, and a resident of Elkridge, MD.

Ecolab Chairman and CEO Doug Baker recently released the following statement after he was notified of Gildersleeve's death:

“We have been notified that our associate, Bob Gildersleeve Jr., lost his life in the Amtrak train derailment Tuesday night. We are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend and colleague. Bob was with Ecolab for 22 years, most recently as vice president of Corporate Accounts for our institutional business in North America. Bob was an exceptional leader and was instrumental to our success. We will greatly miss him, and our thoughts go out to his beloved family members and friends.”  

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