---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000049826-23-000055"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ITW"
cik: "0000049826"
company_name: "ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC"
filed_at: "2023-12-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T15:16:16.319553+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Illinois Tool Works elects Jaime Irick to Board of Directors, effective Feb 1, 2024

## Summary
- Jaime Irick elected to ITW Board effective Feb 1, 2024, term until May 2024 Annual Meeting.
- Irick deemed independent; appointed to Audit Committee.
- He is SVP, Architectural Coatings at PPG; previously President of Life Fitness at Brunswick and GE officer.
- U.S. Army veteran (Field Artillery Officer) prior to business career.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000049826-23-000055
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ITW
- cik: 0000049826
- company_name: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC
- filed_at: 2023-12-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49826/000004982623000055/0000049826-23-000055-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49826/000004982623000055/itw-20231208.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000049826-23-000055
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000049826-23-000055.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000049826-23-000055.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jaime Irick was elected as Director at ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Directors of Illinois Tool Works Inc. (the “Company”) elected Jaime Irick as a director, effective February 1, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49826/000004982623000055/0000049826-23-000055-index.htm

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