# John J. Zillmer

> Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:person:john-j-zillmer |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-j-zillmer |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 20 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 12 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T04:07:56.731671+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T03:51:28.311+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: John J. Zillmer
- Display name: John J. Zillmer

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T04:07:57.078464+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.948 |
| Directors | 0 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 3 |
| Entity class | person |

## Section coverage

| Section | State |
| --- | --- |
| identity | PUBLISHED |
| corporate_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| board | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| committees | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| leadership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| financials | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| capital_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| compensation | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| shareholder_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| audit | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| legal | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| risk | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| cyber | PUBLISHED |
| ai_governance | PUBLISHED |
| agent_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| markets_external | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| events | PUBLISHED |
| relationships | PUBLISHED |
| assessments | PUBLISHED |
| evidence | PUBLISHED |

## Governance events

- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: John J. Zillmer seat on CSX Corporation, effective 2026-03-30. Effective: 2026-03-30. Detected: 2026-05-16T03:51:28.311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:15hpvyhza0fu
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: John J. Zillmer seat on Aramark, effective 2025-12-22. Effective: 2025-12-22. Detected: 2026-05-16T03:51:28.311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:y9f3dh8lmacz
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: John J. Zillmer seat on Ecolab, effective 2006-01-01. Effective: 2006-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T03:51:28.311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:nbs7xk10ycbpi

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://person/john-j-zillmer/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Chair at CSX Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:role:1. Valid from: 2026-03-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ca3c42ad2ab677ba9790ab6390a2701098def12773b2ab5df25d4bf586a33bd7.
- Director at Aramark. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:role:2. Valid from: 2025-12-22. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c02d68521f4f327df614cda0c6a76ea61134ce98e77bd601df5d1f65bbb03674.
- Director at Ecolab. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:role:3. Valid from: 2006-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ce038a94a7cd3290aef510bee57275e2235e0f580a07b4a88eb89077f1084357.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8217757e7b2fce92dc7bfcd5c650113047a2e9bdbfc1fe44cd9b426bb3ad98b5, alpha:projection-evidence:document:e9a0129c69cdf238b58f6e8345bddd612a7b4aa5537aedf95c32e0465d3a7694.

## AI expertise

- AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4b64db0302c05a6181597eb97d791c2e56482453f3bc8fbbb2991ee1404c2a37.

## AI governance relevance

- AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4b64db0302c05a6181597eb97d791c2e56482453f3bc8fbbb2991ee1404c2a37.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:board_independence:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:94d3d552b5da8c5b19e2215a304bb06d8f179a77af0e061bc73de78dbe26ad80.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Aramark. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:board_membership:5. Valid from: 2006-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c56e63af21c389b35139034f6015dbcd10b840b786e6b875303b9c80e9857c68, alpha:projection-evidence:document:94d3d552b5da8c5b19e2215a304bb06d8f179a77af0e061bc73de78dbe26ad80.
- Serves on the board of CSX Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:board_membership:6. Valid from: 2006-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:f7c47e5e3f8b6e2872f327fc28cc4e284920090ed52a3f30ae0807c6a530e87d, alpha:projection-evidence:document:94d3d552b5da8c5b19e2215a304bb06d8f179a77af0e061bc73de78dbe26ad80.
- Serves on the board of Ecolab Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:board_membership:7. Valid from: 2006-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:94d3d552b5da8c5b19e2215a304bb06d8f179a77af0e061bc73de78dbe26ad80, alpha:projection-evidence:f1003368dbfc59be07b74a7bd99b9b1e66bacf31679a028dc60adcbfb1b5716b.

## Board role

- Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:board_role:8. Valid from: 2026-03-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8217757e7b2fce92dc7bfcd5c650113047a2e9bdbfc1fe44cd9b426bb3ad98b5.
- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:board_role:9. Valid from: 2025-12-22. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:302d83dc7a9d5709f068af45b680d9bc889aaaa87416ae41f0b659e2b8c626fa, alpha:projection-evidence:document:071db70ae6813d2f1418278e20f3c1841a6c71d5c6c89e2ed3afe81f4600cf75.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:committee_assignments:10. Valid from: 2025-12-22. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8217757e7b2fce92dc7bfcd5c650113047a2e9bdbfc1fe44cd9b426bb3ad98b5, alpha:projection-evidence:document:071db70ae6813d2f1418278e20f3c1841a6c71d5c6c89e2ed3afe81f4600cf75.
- Committee assignments: Compensation & Human Capital Management, Finance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:committee_assignments:11. Valid from: 2026-03-20. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:302d83dc7a9d5709f068af45b680d9bc889aaaa87416ae41f0b659e2b8c626fa.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:cybersecurity_experience:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8217757e7b2fce92dc7bfcd5c650113047a2e9bdbfc1fe44cd9b426bb3ad98b5, alpha:projection-evidence:document:e9a0129c69cdf238b58f6e8345bddd612a7b4aa5537aedf95c32e0465d3a7694.

## Executive company

- Executive at Aramark. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:executive_company:13. Valid from: 2025-11-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:071db70ae6813d2f1418278e20f3c1841a6c71d5c6c89e2ed3afe81f4600cf75, alpha:projection-evidence:document:e9a0129c69cdf238b58f6e8345bddd612a7b4aa5537aedf95c32e0465d3a7694, alpha:projection-evidence:document:4b64db0302c05a6181597eb97d791c2e56482453f3bc8fbbb2991ee1404c2a37.

## Executive function

- Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:executive_function:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4b64db0302c05a6181597eb97d791c2e56482453f3bc8fbbb2991ee1404c2a37.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:executive_title:15. Valid from: 2025-11-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:071db70ae6813d2f1418278e20f3c1841a6c71d5c6c89e2ed3afe81f4600cf75, alpha:projection-evidence:document:e9a0129c69cdf238b58f6e8345bddd612a7b4aa5537aedf95c32e0465d3a7694, alpha:projection-evidence:document:4b64db0302c05a6181597eb97d791c2e56482453f3bc8fbbb2991ee1404c2a37.

## Other Company Role

- John J. Zillmer is also linked to CSX Corporation as Non-Executive Chairman.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:other_company_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e9a0129c69cdf238b58f6e8345bddd612a7b4aa5537aedf95c32e0465d3a7694.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-j-zillmer:technology_background:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e9a0129c69cdf238b58f6e8345bddd612a7b4aa5537aedf95c32e0465d3a7694, alpha:projection-evidence:document:8217757e7b2fce92dc7bfcd5c650113047a2e9bdbfc1fe44cd9b426bb3ad98b5.

## Coverage states

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Identity | PUBLISHED |
| Business | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Leadership | PUBLISHED |
| Board and committees | PUBLISHED |
| Governance | PUBLISHED |
| Financials | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Workforce | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED |
| Market and index context | NOT_APPLICABLE |

## Public sources

- alpha:projection-evidence:document:8217757e7b2fce92dc7bfcd5c650113047a2e9bdbfc1fe44cd9b426bb3ad98b5: [CSX DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277948/000162828026021944/csx-20260326.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:ca3c42ad2ab677ba9790ab6390a2701098def12773b2ab5df25d4bf586a33bd7: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277948/000162828026021944/csx-20260326.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:94d3d552b5da8c5b19e2215a304bb06d8f179a77af0e061bc73de78dbe26ad80: [Ecolab Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926032777/tm2530816-3_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:302d83dc7a9d5709f068af45b680d9bc889aaaa87416ae41f0b659e2b8c626fa: [ECL DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926032777/tm2530816-3_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:071db70ae6813d2f1418278e20f3c1841a6c71d5c6c89e2ed3afe81f4600cf75: [ARMK DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1584509/000158450925000256/cik0-20251222.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:c02d68521f4f327df614cda0c6a76ea61134ce98e77bd601df5d1f65bbb03674: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1584509/000158450925000256/cik0-20251222.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:e9a0129c69cdf238b58f6e8345bddd612a7b4aa5537aedf95c32e0465d3a7694: [ARMK 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1584509/000158450925000219/cik0-20251003.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:ce038a94a7cd3290aef510bee57275e2235e0f580a07b4a88eb89077f1084357: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926032777/tm2530816-3_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:4b64db0302c05a6181597eb97d791c2e56482453f3bc8fbbb2991ee1404c2a37: ARMK executive roster source.
- alpha:projection-evidence:f7c47e5e3f8b6e2872f327fc28cc4e284920090ed52a3f30ae0807c6a530e87d: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/277948/000162828026021944/csx-20260326.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:c56e63af21c389b35139034f6015dbcd10b840b786e6b875303b9c80e9857c68: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1584509/000158450925000256/cik0-20251222.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:f1003368dbfc59be07b74a7bd99b9b1e66bacf31679a028dc60adcbfb1b5716b: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/31462/000110465926032777/tm2530816-3_def14a.htm).

## Rights

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| public_retrieval | allowed |
| agent_retrieval | allowed |
| redistribution | not_granted |
| model_training | not_granted |
| commercial_use | not_specified |
| relationship_pathfinding | not_granted |
| direct_contact | not_granted |

## Limitations

- Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.
- Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.
- Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.
- Private relationships and Council activity are excluded.

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-j-zillmer)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-j-zillmer.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-j-zillmer?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/john-j-zillmer` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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