GLENVIEW, Ill. – The Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) board of directors unanimously elected Richard Lenny to the board as an independent director, effective Aug. 8.
Lenny was an operating partner with Friedman, Fleischer & Lowe LLC, a private equity firm, from 2011 to August 2014. Since 2013, he has served as the non-executive chairman of Information Resources Inc. From 2001 through 2007, he served as chairman, president and CEO of The Hershey Co. Prior to Hershey, Lenny was president of Nabisco Biscuit Co. He currently serves on the board of directors of McDonald’s Corp., Discover Financial Services and ConAgra Foods.
"We are delighted to have Rick Lenny join our board of directors. Rick’s deep business and leadership experience including his highly successful service as a chief executive officer of a global company, and as an independent director at several world-class public companies, make him a great addition to ITW’s board of directors," said Robert Morrison, ITW’s non-executive chairman. "We look forward to having the benefit of Rick’s counsel as a member of our board of directors as we continue to successfully execute our enterprise strategy."
