ATLANTA -- Zep Inc. has announced that Ronald Brown was elected to the company’s board of directors at its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held Jan. 7. Brown, who was elected to the class of directors whose terms expire at the 2013 annual meeting, is the managing director of Taft Business Consulting LLC. He was previously the chairman and chief executive officer of Milacron Inc.

“We are pleased to have someone with Mr. Brown’s considerable experience, which so well aligns with the strategies of our business, join the Zep Inc. Board of Directors. We look forward to his contributions as the company continues its pursuit of profitable growth opportunities,” said John Morgan, chairman, president and chief executive officer.

In addition to Brown’s election, the company’s stockholders re-elected Earnest Deavenport Jr. and Sidney Nurkin to the class of directors whose terms expire at the 2013 annual meeting, approved the Zep Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, and ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young as the company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2010.