Awards & Recognition
★Selected to serve on Morningstar Inc. board of directors
★Elected into Who's Who in America (Marquis' Who's Who)
Notable Facts
→Led Marmon Group's $9 billion acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway in 2008
→Reported directly to Warren Buffett for over a decade
→30-year career at Illinois Tool Works, rising to Vice Chairman
→Pioneered the 80/20 business model at ITW and Marmon
→Led Duracell integration for Berkshire Hathaway
→Served on boards of major corporations including Morningstar, Snap-on, General Growth Properties
→Oversaw Marmon's growth from $7B to $8B+ in revenues
→Tripled operating income to $1.4 billion during tenure
→Currently Senior Managing Director at Madison Industries