Gail Peterson | Founding Member

“It's important to create a community of the "onlys," so collectively we can help ensure we stay in that elite room and bring along chairs for others to join us.”

Gail is currently a member of the Sun Country Airlines board of directors, where she serves as a member of the comp and HR as well as the nominating and governance committees.

For 8 years, Peterson was an executive at Ecolab, the global leader in water, hygiene, and energy technologies that protect people and vital resources for 45 industries in 170 countries. At Ecolab, she served as the Executive Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer, leading the company’s global marketing, communications, brand development, sustainability, and functional talent development initiatives. She was also the Marketing leader for Ecolab’s Global Healthcare business, where she led market-expanding global strategies for a broad portfolio of innovative infection prevention programs to customers in more than 90 countries

Before joining Ecolab in 2016, Peterson was with General Mills, Inc. for 15 years, where she held a number of roles of increasing importance and helped expand a number of businesses, brands, and strategic initiatives.

Peterson is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, a founding member of BECA, and is an active volunteer in her local community. Her most important role has always been and will always be that of wife and mother to her 3 hilarious kids.