10 Ecolab engineering leaders
Vice president of global engineering, global engineering director and director of global process engineering are among the current titles held by these ten Ecolab engineering leaders. A reader can learn how engineering leaders work at Ecolab from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Dirk De Brabanter
LinkedInExperience: Global Engineering Director TCD · Ecolab
Dirk De Brabanter has been Global Engineering Director TCD at Ecolab since October 2018, based in the Brussels area, and was Engineering Director TCD Europe there from 2008 to 2018. Dirk De Brabanter was International Support & Development Manager TCD Europe at Ecolab from 1998 to 2008 and Engineering Manager TCD Benelux there from 1994 to 1998.
Edward J. Snodgrass
LinkedInExperience: Director Global Process Engineering · Ecolab
Edward J. Snodgrass has been Director Global Process Engineering at Ecolab since June 2025 and was Director Institutional RD&E Field Test & Corp Acct Tech Service there from 2024 to 2025. Edward Snodgrass was Sr. RD&E Program Leader Corp Acct Tech Service at Ecolab from 2019 to 2024 and Lead Chemical Engineer there from 2011 to 2019.
Jacob Z. Zhang
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering and Product · Nalco Water, An Ecolab Company
Jacob Z. Zhang has been Director of Engineering and Product at Nalco Water, An Ecolab Company since June 2025, a role the profile describes as leading end-to-end CDU development for liquid cooling and high power density AI/IT rack deployments in data centers. Jacob Zhang was Engineering Business Leader there from 2022 to 2025.
Jillian Ryan
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering - North America Ecolab · Ecolab
Jillian Ryan has been Director of Engineering - North America Ecolab at Ecolab since March 2026 and has held the Director of Engineering, Joliet Site role there since January 2025. Jillian Ryan was Production Manager at Henkel from 2021 to 2025 and Engineering Manager - Continous Film Value Stream there from 2018 to 2021.
Lidia Galbiati
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Global Engineering & Controls · Ecolab
Lidia Galbiati has been Vice President Global Engineering & Controls at Ecolab since September 2025, based in Milan. Lidia Galbiati was Sr Director Global Technical Organization & Supply Chain Quality Operations Lead Europe at Ecolab from 2024 to 2025, Engineering Director SC Europe there from 2016 to 2023 and Engineering and Maintenance Manager there from 2013 to 2016.
Martin Hyde
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Director, SC Europe · Ecolab
Martin Hyde has been Engineering Director, SC Europe at Ecolab since December 2022 and was Regional Engineering Manager there from 2021 to 2022. Martin Hyde was Engineering Manager at Ecolab from 2019 to 2021, and the profile describes experience as a process design engineer and plant process engineer in the chemical, hygienic, water, wastewater and nuclear sectors.
Ney Souza
LinkedInExperience: Research, Development and Engineering Director · Ecolab
Ney Souza has been Research, Development and Engineering Director at Ecolab since June 2019, a role the profile describes as strategic management of the RD&E area in Latin America, responsible for operations in Brazil and Mexico across 3 RD&E sites. Ney Souza was Research and Development Senior Manager at Ecolab from 2017 to 2019.
Ryan Sheatsley, P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Global Engineering · Ecolab
Ryan Sheatsley, P.E. has been Vice President, Global Engineering at Ecolab since October 2023, based in the King of Prussia area, and was Senior Director, Global Engineering there from 2022 to 2023. Ryan Sheatsley was Associate Director, Project Delivery at Merck from 2020 to 2022 and Associate Director, Engineering Quality Assurance there from 2018 to 2020.
Seth Yarborough, EIT
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Ecolab
Seth Yarborough, EIT has been Director of Engineering at Ecolab since June 2026, and the profile headline places the role at Ovivo Ultrapure Water+ by Ecolab. Seth Yarborough was Facilities Sustaining Engineering Manager at Texas Instruments from 2024 to 2026 and Facilities Engineer there from 2021 to 2024.
Will Manning
LinkedInExperience: Global Engineering Director · Ecolab
Will Manning has been Global Engineering Director at Ecolab since November 2025 and was Global Process Safety Lead there from 2023 to 2025. Will Manning was EU Regional Process Safety Manager at Ecolab from 2022 to 2023, EMEA Regional Process Safety Technical Lead there from 2017 to 2022 and Production Manager there from 2013 to 2017.
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Pick the person whose engineering area is closest to your question, since global supply chain engineering, process engineering, regional plant engineering, water equipment and research, development and engineering leaders each work on different problems. Check when each person started the current role to judge how recent the experience is.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current engineering leadership role?
- 02How do you standardize engineering practices across the plants you support?
- 03What has your own work taught you about balancing process safety with capital project delivery?
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