Published mark
Illinois Tool Works
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
NYSE: ITW. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
Record source reportedRecord not claimedNo Eval published
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:b16a38a9-5afa-4ec9-82bc-6465d9391391
- SEC CIK
- 0000049826
- Website
- www.itw.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 15, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Mar 27, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Christopher A. O HerlihySince Mar 27, 2026
- Chair
- E. Scott SantiLead independent: Richard H. Lenny
- Independent
- Not published13 directors published
- Published claims
- 555 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 180 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 5 distinct sources and 18 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
DIRECTOR APPOINTED
Jennifer F. Scanlon seat on Illinois Tool Works, effective 2026-03-27.
EffectiveEffective Mar 27, 2026E11
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Christopher A. O Herlihy | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE16 |
Board of directors
Evidence13 directors published. Independence determinations are not published for every director.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher A. OHerlihy | Independence not published | 2024 | Executive | Source reportedE4 |
| Daniel J. Brutto | Independence not published | 2012 | AuditAudit; FinanceFinance | Source reportedE5 |
| Darrell L. Ford | Independence not published | 2021 | CompensationCompensation; Corporate Governance and NominatingCorporate Governance and Nominating | Source reportedE6 |
| David B. Smith, Jr. | Independence not published | 2009 | AuditAudit; Finance; ExecutiveExecutiveFinance | Source reportedE7 |
| E. Scott Santi | Independence not publishedChair | 2012 | Executive | Source reportedE3 |
| Jaime Irick | Independence not published | 2024 | Audit | Source reportedE8 |
| James W. Griffith | Independence not published | 2012 | CompensationCompensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating; ExecutiveCorporate Governance and NominatingExecutive | Source reportedE9 |
| Jay L. Henderson | Independence not published | 2016 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair; Finance; ExecutiveExecutiveFinance | Source reportedE10 |
| Jennifer F. Scanlon | Independence not published | 2026 | None published | Source reportedE11 |
| Kelly J. Grier | Independence not published | 2022 | AuditAudit; FinanceFinance | Source reportedE12 |
| Pamela B. Strobel | Independence not published | 2008 | CompensationCompensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating · Chair; ExecutiveCorporate Governance and Nominating, chairExecutive | Source reportedE13 |
| Richard H. Lenny | Independence not publishedLead Independent | 2014 | Compensation, chairCompensation · Chair; Corporate Governance and Nominating; ExecutiveCorporate Governance and NominatingExecutive | Source reportedE14 |
| Susan Crown | Independence not published | 1994 | CompensationCompensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating; ExecutiveCorporate Governance and NominatingExecutive | Source reportedE15 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Jay L. Henderson | Jay L. Henderson, Daniel J. Brutto, David B. Smith, Jr., Jaime Irick, Kelly J. Grier | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair; Finance; Executive | Not published | Jay L. Henderson | financial |
| Audit; Finance | Not published | Daniel J. Brutto, Kelly J. Grier | financial |
| Audit; Finance; Executive | Not published | David B. Smith, Jr. | financial |
| Compensation | Richard H. Lenny | Richard H. Lenny, Darrell L. Ford, James W. Griffith, Pamela B. Strobel, Susan Crown | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation · Chair; Corporate Governance and Nominating; Executive | Not published | Richard H. Lenny | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating | Not published | Darrell L. Ford | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating · Chair; Executive | Not published | Pamela B. Strobel | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating; Executive | Not published | James W. Griffith, Susan Crown | Not described in the published record |
| Corporate Governance and Nominating | Pamela B. Strobel | Pamela B. Strobel, Darrell L. Ford, James W. Griffith, Richard H. Lenny, Susan Crown | Not described in the published record |
| Executive | Not published | Christopher A. OHerlihy, David B. Smith, Jr., E. Scott Santi, James W. Griffith, Jay L. Henderson, Pamela B. Strobel, Richard H. Lenny, Susan Crown | Not described in the published record |
| Finance | Not published | Daniel J. Brutto, David B. Smith, Jr., Jay L. Henderson, Kelly J. Grier | financial |
Committee RecordAudit: Chair Jay L. Henderson; Members Jay L. Henderson (Chair); Daniel J. Brutto; David B. Smith, Jr.; Jaime Irick; Kelly J. Grier
Committee AppointmentJay L. Henderson: chair, Audit
Committee AppointmentDaniel J. Brutto: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentDavid B. Smith, Jr.: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentJaime Irick: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentKelly J. Grier: member, Audit
Committee RecordCompensation: Chair Richard H. Lenny; Members Richard H. Lenny (Chair); Darrell L. Ford; James W. Griffith; Pamela B. Strobel; Susan Crown
Committee AppointmentRichard H. Lenny: chair, Compensation
Committee AppointmentDarrell L. Ford: member, Compensation
Committee AppointmentJames W. Griffith: member, Compensation
Committee AppointmentPamela B. Strobel: member, Compensation
Committee AppointmentSusan Crown: member, Compensation
Committee RecordCorporate Governance and Nominating: Chair Pamela B. Strobel; Members Pamela B. Strobel (Chair); Darrell L. Ford; James W. Griffith; Richard H. Lenny; Susan Crown
Committee AppointmentPamela B. Strobel: chair, Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee AppointmentDarrell L. Ford: member, Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee AppointmentJames W. Griffith: member, Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee AppointmentRichard H. Lenny: member, Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee AppointmentSusan Crown: member, Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee RecordExecutive: Chair not stated; Members Christopher A. OHerlihy; David B. Smith, Jr.; E. Scott Santi; James W. Griffith; Jay L. Henderson; Pamela B. Strobel; Richard H. Lenny; Susan Crown
Committee AppointmentChristopher A. OHerlihy: member, Executive
Committee AppointmentDavid B. Smith, Jr.: member, Executive
Committee AppointmentE. Scott Santi: member, Executive
Committee AppointmentJames W. Griffith: member, Executive
Committee AppointmentJay L. Henderson: member, Executive
Committee AppointmentPamela B. Strobel: member, Executive
Committee AppointmentRichard H. Lenny: member, Executive
Committee AppointmentSusan Crown: member, Executive
Committee RecordFinance: Chair not stated; Members Daniel J. Brutto; David B. Smith, Jr.; Jay L. Henderson; Kelly J. Grier
Committee AppointmentDaniel J. Brutto: member, Finance
Committee AppointmentDavid B. Smith, Jr.: member, Finance
Committee AppointmentJay L. Henderson: member, Finance
Committee AppointmentKelly J. Grier: member, Finance
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Principal executive officerChristopher A. O Herlihy, President and Chief Executive Officer, from Mar 27, 2026
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
Financials and market context
EvidenceIndex MembershipS&P 500 (SPX)
Security ListingITW (NYSE)
Index memberships1 membership attached to a specific security and listing.Announcements, effective dates, and removals remain distinct states; Alpha does not infer membership from company size, exchange, or reputation.
SPX
Source reportedAs of Oct 15, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.
| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NYSE: ITW | current | Feb 28, 1986 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Legal NameILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Official Websitehttps://www.itw.com
Published FactUS
Published FactDE
Published FactIndustrials
Published Facthttps://www.itw.com
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Christopher A. O HerlihyPresident and Chief Executive Officercompany:b16a38a9-5afa-4ec9-82bc-6465d9391391:leadership_role:22
- Christopher A. OHerlihyDirectorcompany:b16a38a9-5afa-4ec9-82bc-6465d9391391:leadership_role:10
- Daniel J. BruttoDirectorcompany:b16a38a9-5afa-4ec9-82bc-6465d9391391:leadership_role:11
- Darrell L. FordDirectorcompany:b16a38a9-5afa-4ec9-82bc-6465d9391391:leadership_role:12
- David B. Smith, Jr.Directorcompany:b16a38a9-5afa-4ec9-82bc-6465d9391391:leadership_role:13
- E. Scott SantiChaircompany:b16a38a9-5afa-4ec9-82bc-6465d9391391:leadership_role:9
- Jaime IrickDirectorcompany:b16a38a9-5afa-4ec9-82bc-6465d9391391:leadership_role:14
- James W. GriffithDirectorcompany:b16a38a9-5afa-4ec9-82bc-6465d9391391:leadership_role:15
- Jay L. HendersonDirectorcompany:b16a38a9-5afa-4ec9-82bc-6465d9391391:leadership_role:16
- Jennifer F. ScanlonDirectorcompany:b16a38a9-5afa-4ec9-82bc-6465d9391391:leadership_role:17
- Kelly J. GrierDirectorcompany:b16a38a9-5afa-4ec9-82bc-6465d9391391:leadership_role:18
- Pamela B. StrobelDirectorcompany:b16a38a9-5afa-4ec9-82bc-6465d9391391:leadership_role:19
- Richard H. LennyLead Independent Directorcompany:b16a38a9-5afa-4ec9-82bc-6465d9391391:leadership_role:20
- Susan CrownDirectorcompany:b16a38a9-5afa-4ec9-82bc-6465d9391391:leadership_role:21
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 18 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
Claiming not yet available
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
- E2ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-13). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec filing. Published Mar 21, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E4sec filing. Published Mar 21, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Mar 21, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Mar 21, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Mar 21, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Mar 21, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Mar 21, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10sec filing. Published Mar 21, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11sec filing. Published Mar 27, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E12sec filing. Published Mar 21, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E13sec filing. Published Mar 21, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E14sec filing. Published Mar 21, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E15sec filing. Published Mar 21, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E16sec filing. Published Mar 27, 2026. Retrieved Apr 25, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E17board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 32 Claims.
- E18Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 15, 2026- Jennifer F. Scanlon seat on Illinois Tool Works, effective 2026-03-27.
- Christopher A. O Herlihy executive of Illinois Tool Works, effective 2026-03-27.
- Christopher A. OHerlihy seat on Illinois Tool Works, effective 2024-01-01.
- Jaime Irick seat on Illinois Tool Works, effective 2024-01-01.
- Christopher A. OHerlihy member of Executive, effective 2024-01-01.
- Kelly J. Grier seat on Illinois Tool Works, effective 2022-01-01.
- Kelly J. Grier member of Audit; Finance, effective 2022-01-01.
- Darrell L. Ford seat on Illinois Tool Works, effective 2021-01-01.
- Compensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating committee of Illinois Tool Works, effective 2021-01-01.
- Darrell L. Ford member of Compensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating, effective 2021-01-01.
- Jay L. Henderson seat on Illinois Tool Works, effective 2016-01-01.
- Audit · Chair; Finance; Executive committee of Illinois Tool Works, effective 2016-01-01.
- Jay L. Henderson member of Audit · Chair; Finance; Executive, effective 2016-01-01.
- Richard H. Lenny seat on Illinois Tool Works, effective 2014-01-01.
- Richard H. Lenny lead independent director of Illinois Tool Works, effective 2014-01-01.
- Compensation · Chair; Corporate Governance and Nominating; Executive committee of Illinois Tool Works, effective 2014-01-01.
- Richard H. Lenny member of Compensation · Chair; Corporate Governance and Nominating; Executive, effective 2014-01-01.
- Daniel J. Brutto seat on Illinois Tool Works, effective 2012-01-01.
- E. Scott Santi seat on Illinois Tool Works, effective 2012-01-01.
- E. Scott Santi chairs board Illinois Tool Works, effective 2012-01-01.
- James W. Griffith seat on Illinois Tool Works, effective 2012-01-01.
- Audit; Finance committee of Illinois Tool Works, effective 2012-01-01.
- Daniel J. Brutto member of Audit; Finance, effective 2012-01-01.
- Compensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating; Executive committee of Illinois Tool Works, effective 2012-01-01.
- James W. Griffith member of Compensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating; Executive, effective 2012-01-01.
- David B. Smith, Jr. seat on Illinois Tool Works, effective 2009-01-01.
- Audit; Finance; Executive committee of Illinois Tool Works, effective 2009-01-01.
- David B. Smith, Jr. member of Audit; Finance; Executive, effective 2009-01-01.
- Pamela B. Strobel seat on Illinois Tool Works, effective 2008-01-01.
- Compensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating · Chair; Executive committee of Illinois Tool Works, effective 2008-01-01.
- Pamela B. Strobel member of Compensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating · Chair; Executive, effective 2008-01-01.
- Susan Crown seat on Illinois Tool Works, effective 1994-01-01.
- Susan Crown member of Compensation; Corporate Governance and Nominating; Executive, effective 1994-01-01.