COMPANY

Diversified manufacturing company, founded 1912 by Byron L. Smith.

Official Website:
http://www.itw.com/

Industry:
Manufacturing

Ticker:
NYSE:ITW

Corporate headquarters:
Glenview, IL

Sales:
$10B (2003)

Employees:
47500 (2003)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
W. James Farrell	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Illinois Tool Works, 1995-2005
Russell M. Flaum	Business	c. 1950		EVP at Illinois Tool Works
Robert H. Jenkins	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Sundstrand, 1995-99
James M. Ringler	Business	1946		CEO of Premark, 1996-99
Harold B. Smith	Business	7-Apr-1933		President and COO of ITW, 1972-81
David B. Speer	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Illinois Tool Works
Jane L. Warner	Business	c. 1948		Illinois Tool Works executive

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael J. Birck	Business	25-Jan-1938		CEO of Tellabs, 1975-2004
Marvin D. Brailsford	Business	31-Jan-1939		Retired US Army Lt. General
Susan Crown	Business	c. 1958		VP at Henry Crown and Company
Don H. Davis, Jr.	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Rockwell, 1997-2005
Robert C. McCormack	Business	c. 1942		Former Partner, Trident Capital, Inc.
Robert S. Morrison	Business	c. 1941		Vice Chairman of Pepsi, 2003-05
James A. Skinner	Business	c. 1944		CEO of McDonald's, 2004-12
Harold B. Smith	Business	7-Apr-1933		President and COO of ITW, 1972-81
David B. Speer	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Illinois Tool Works
Pamela B. Strobel	Attorney	c. 1953		Former CAO, Exelon

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
W. James Farrell	Business	c. 1943		CEO of Illinois Tool Works, 1995-2005

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