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Robert E. Brunner is Executive Vice President of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW), a Fortune 200 diversified manufacturer of highly engineered components and industrial systems and consumables. With $15.9 billion in revenues, ITW is a multinational manufacturer of a diversified range of value-adding and short lead-time industrial products and equipment. The Company consists of 840 business units in 60 countries and employs some 60,000 people.
Mr. Brunner joined ITW in 1980 and has held various general management and sales roles. Prior to his current position, he served as President of ITW's Global Automotive Fasteners Group. Additionally, he was President of North American Automotive Fasteners, Vice President/General Manager of Shakeproof/Anchor/Medalist Divisions and has held several operational, sales and marketing positions within ITW. In 2006, he was named Executive Vice President for ITW�s Global Automotive Fasteners. In 2008 he became Executive Vice President for ITW's Construction businesses.
Mr. Brunner received a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois in 1979. He earned his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio in 1984.
Mr. Brunner is a member of the Board of Directors of Leggett & Platt, Inc. and the National Association of Manufacturers. He is a steering committee member of ITW Better Government Council. He is past Co-Chairman/Chairman of ITW�s United Way National Campaign. He is also past board member of the Industrial Fastener Institute and past chairman/vice chair of the Industrial Fastener Institute Automotive Division. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers B18 Fastener Consensus Standards Committee.
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