Ecolab Inc. announced that Elizabeth Simermeyer has been promoted to executive vice president and president, Global Healthcare and Life Sciences group. In this role, Simermeyer will lead the newly formed Global Healthcare and Life Sciences group and remain a member of the company’s executive committee, reporting to President and Chief Operating Officer Christophe Beck. Most recently, Simermeyer was executive vice president of Life Sciences and Global Marketing and Communications. She joined Ecolab in 2014 after 19 years with S.C. Johnson & Son Inc.