John L. Brooklier

Vice President, Investor Relations

John L. Brooklier is Vice President, Investor Relations of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW), a Fortune 200 diversified manufacturer of highly engineered components and industrial systems and consumables. With nearly 100 years of history, Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 global diversified industrial manufacturer. The Company�s value-added consumables, equipment and service businesses serve customers in developed as well as emerging markets around the globe. ITW�s key business platforms, including welding, automotive OEM, industrial packaging, food equipment, construction, polymers and fluids, test and measurement, electronics, decorative surfaces and automotive aftermarket, employ more than 60,000 people worldwide. ITW�s revenues totaled $15.9 billion in 2010, with more than half of these revenues generated outside of the United States.

Mr. Brooklier has spent a total of 19 years with ITW. He was named Vice President, Investor Relations in 1999. In this role, he is responsible for managing and communicating with buy-side investors, sell-side analysts and retail investors. Prior to becoming head of investor relations with ITW, Mr. Brooklier served in a variety of corporate communication and corporate marketing roles. Earlier in his career, he held a series of corporate communication and corporate marketing positions with Baxter Healthcare and Heller Financial, Inc., now part of GE Financial Services.

Mr. Brooklier graduated from Harvard University in 1973 with a B.A. degree. In 1974, he earned a Masters of Science in Journalism from Northwestern University�s Medill School of Journalism.

Mr. Brooklier has been a member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) since 1999. He also has served on Thomson Financial�s Regional Executive Advisory Board.

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