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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

Canonical company identity and public leadership record.

https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/illinois-tool-works-inc

Entity: Public listing published
Primary listing: NYSE: ITW
Verification: Partially verified
Last reviewed: 2026-10-15T04:45:14.815796+00:00

Overview

Alpha's canonical identity and public leadership record for Illinois Tool Works.

Governance leadership

Boards & Committees

Board and committee assignments appear only when the canonical public projection retains a current role and supporting source. Unpublished records are not interpreted as absence.

Record as of Oct 15, 2026. Chair, executive office, Lead Independent Director and committee appointments retain their separate source roles. A complete board composition denominator and committee charters are not established by a partial roster.

Board roles

13 public records

E. Scott Santi

Chair

Board chairIndependence not statedExecutive

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2012
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Illinois Tool Works Inc. director board sourceJan 1, 2012

Christopher A. OHerlihy

Director

Independence not statedExecutive

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2024
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Illinois Tool Works Inc. director board sourceMar 27, 2026

Daniel J. Brutto

Director

Independence not statedAuditFinance

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2012
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Illinois Tool Works Inc. director board sourceJan 1, 2012

Darrell L. Ford

Director

Independence not statedCompensationCorporate Governance and Nominating

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2021
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Illinois Tool Works Inc. director board sourceJan 1, 2021

David B. Smith, Jr.

Director

Independence not statedAuditFinanceExecutive

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2009
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Illinois Tool Works Inc. director board sourceJan 1, 2009

Jaime Irick

Director

Independence not statedAudit

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2024
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Illinois Tool Works Inc. director board sourceJan 1, 2024

James W. Griffith

Director

Independence not statedCompensationCorporate Governance and NominatingExecutive

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2012
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Illinois Tool Works Inc. director board sourceJan 1, 2012

Jay L. Henderson

Director

Independence not statedAudit · ChairFinanceExecutive

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2016
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Illinois Tool Works Inc. director board sourceJan 1, 2016

Jennifer F. Scanlon

Director

Independence not stated

State: confirmed
Effective: From Mar 27, 2026
Confidence: 92%
Evidence: ITW DEF 14A director slateMar 27, 2026

Kelly J. Grier

Director

Independence not statedAuditFinance

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2022
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Illinois Tool Works Inc. director board sourceJan 1, 2022

Pamela B. Strobel

Director

Independence not statedCompensationCorporate Governance and Nominating · ChairExecutive

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2008
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Illinois Tool Works Inc. director board sourceJan 1, 2008

Richard H. Lenny

Lead Independent Director

Independence not statedCompensation · ChairCorporate Governance and NominatingExecutive

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 2014
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Illinois Tool Works Inc. director board sourceJan 1, 2014

Susan Crown

Director

Independence not statedCompensationCorporate Governance and NominatingExecutive

State: confirmed
Effective: From Jan 1, 1994
Confidence: 95%
Evidence: Illinois Tool Works Inc. director board sourceJan 1, 1994

Committees

5 public records

Membership and chair roles are projected from current board seats. A chair is shown only when a stored chair flag says so.

Audit

Chair: Jay L. Henderson
Members: Jay L. Henderson (Chair); Daniel J. Brutto; David B. Smith, Jr.; Jaime Irick; Kelly J. Grier

Compensation

Chair: Richard H. Lenny
Members: Richard H. Lenny (Chair); Darrell L. Ford; James W. Griffith; Pamela B. Strobel; Susan Crown

Corporate Governance and Nominating

Chair: Pamela B. Strobel
Members: Pamela B. Strobel (Chair); Darrell L. Ford; James W. Griffith; Richard H. Lenny; Susan Crown

Executive

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

Finance

Chair: Not stated
Members: Daniel J. Brutto; David B. Smith, Jr.; Jay L. Henderson; Kelly J. Grier

Source record

Alpha canonical company public projection

Supports Company identity, Published leadership, Entity status boundary

Reviewed 2026-10-15T04:45:14.815796+00:00