Mr. Hsenghung Sam Hsu has served as a council member of the World Economic Forum s Network of Global Future Councils (WEF GFC) - the world s foremost multistakeholder and interdisciplinary knowledge network dedicated to promoting innovative thinking to shape a more resilient, inclusive and sustainable future since March 2025. Each council s insights are taken forward by the World Economic Forum s ongoing initiatives, communities and meetings to ensure impact. Mr. Hsu retired in January 2025 as executive vice president of strategic planning for Ecolab Inc., a global leader in water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services, headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he led corporate strategy and various business initiatives since January 2016. He had held various other positions with Ecolab since 1996, including as executive vice president/senior vice president, global services business sector from 2012 to January 2016. Prior to his service with Ecolab, Mr. Hsu was employed with Merrill Lynch Asset Management and the Ministry of Health in Taiwan, where he was born. His background in global business management, strategic planning, corporate governance, finance, treasury and capital markets, business-to-business sales and marketing, mergers and acquisitions, digital transformation, developing high-performing teams, new business developments, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) thought leadership, provides valuable insight and guidance in these areas to the board. Mr. Hsu previously served as chair of the board of directors for the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, served on the board of directors for the American Composers Forum, served as chair on the Food, Agriculture and Beverage committee for the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, served on the board of directors of the Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology, and was executive director of the board for the China Health Inspection Association. Mr. Hsu attended 100% of the general meetings of the board in 2025, as well as 83% of the audit and 100% of the nominating and corporate governance committee meetings in 2025.