Illinois Tool Works' CEO is Chris O’Herlihy, appointed in Jan 2024, has a tenure of 2.5 years. total yearly compensation is $15.21M, comprised of 8.8% salary and 91.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.021% of the company’s shares, worth €14.52M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.5 years and 12.8 years respectively.
Key information
Chris O’Herlihy
Chief executive officer
US$15.2m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
8.79%
CEO tenure
2.5yrs
CEO ownership
0.02%
Management average tenure
4.5yrs
Board average tenure
12.8yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Chris O’Herlihy's remuneration changed compared to Illinois Tool Works's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Dec 31 2025
US$15m
US$1m
US$3b
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Dec 31 2024
US$11m
US$1m
US$3b
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Dec 31 2023
US$7m
US$920k
US$3b
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Dec 31 2022
US$7m
US$885k
US$3b
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Dec 31 2021
US$7m
US$854k
US$3b
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Dec 31 2020
US$5m
US$821k
US$2b
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Dec 31 2019
US$5m
US$786k
US$3b
Compensation vs Market: Chris's total compensation ($USD15.21M) is above average for companies of similar size in the Italian market ($USD6.29M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Chris's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Chris O’Herlihy (62 yo)
2.5yrs
Tenure
US$15,211,011
Compensation
Mr. Christopher A. O'Herlihy, also known as Chris, had been the Vice Chairman of Illinois Tool Works Inc. since 2015 until January 01, 2024 and serves as its President and Chief Executive Officer and Board...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Christopher O’Herlihy
President
2.5yrs
US$15.21m
0.021% € 14.5m
Michael Larsen
Senior VP & CFO
12.8yrs
US$7.36m
0.019% € 12.9m
Mary Lawler
Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
11.8yrs
US$3.51m
0.011% € 7.3m
Kenneth Escoe
Executive Vice President of Specialty Products
6.5yrs
US$3.03m
0.0034% € 2.3m
Axel R. Beck
Executive Vice President of Food Equipment
6.5yrs
US$3.23m
0.0025% € 1.7m
Matteo Pigozzo
VP & Chief Accounting Officer
no data
no data
0.0017% € 1.1m
Erin Linnihan
Vice President of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Christopher Rauch
Senior VP
1.1yrs
no data
0.00012% € 81.5k
Randall Scheuneman
Advisor
less than a year
no data
0.0038% € 2.6m
Sharon Szafranski
Executive Vice President of Welding
6.5yrs
no data
0.0030% € 2.0m
Javier Carbonell
Executive Vice President of Automotive OEM
4.5yrs
no data
0.0013% € 856.0k
Patricia Hartzell
Executive Vice President of Test
4.5yrs
no data
0.0014% € 937.6k
4.5yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1ITW's management team is considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Christopher O’Herlihy
President
2.5yrs
US$15.21m
0.021% € 14.5m
Pamela Strobel
Independent Director
18.4yrs
US$361.30k
0.0024% € 1.6m
Richard Lenny
Lead Independent Director
11.9yrs
US$409.89k
0.0015% € 1.0m
James Griffith
Independent Director
14.3yrs
US$339.89k
0.0027% € 1.8m
Susan Crown
Independent Director
32.5yrs
US$344.89k
0.016% € 10.8m
David H. Smith
Independent Director
16.6yrs
US$354.89k
0.14% € 93.4m
Daniel Brutto
Independent Director
14.4yrs
US$339.89k
0.0064% € 4.3m
E. Santi
Non-Executive Chairman
13.7yrs
US$589.72k
0.090% € 61.2m
Darrell Ford
Independent Director
5.2yrs
US$324.89k
0% € 0
Kelly Grier
Independent Director
3.8yrs
US$339.89k
0.0011% € 733.8k
Jay Henderson
Independent Director
9.9yrs
US$349.89k
0.0087% € 5.9m
Jaime Irick
Independent Director
2.4yrs
US$339.89k
0.00079% € 536.7k
12.8yrs
Average Tenure
65.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1ITW's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 12.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/13 05:06
End of Day Share Price
2026/07/13 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Illinois Tool Works Inc. is covered by 28 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.