Darrell L. Ford

Director at Illinois Tool Works

Darrell Ford has been the Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of UPS International, a global package delivery, supply chain management and freight forwarding company, since January 2021. In this role, Mr. Ford is responsible for human resources strategy and operations. Prior to joining UPS International, he served as Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Vice President, Communications, Occupational Health and Aviation, DuPont de Nemours, Inc. from 2018 to 2020, and as Chief Human Resources Officer for Xerox Corporation from 2015 to 2018. Prior to Xerox Corporation, Mr. Ford served in various human capital management leadership roles at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Shell Oil and Honeywell International. Throughout his professional career, Mr. Ford has focused on building successful company cultures. Mr. Ford has served as a director of ITW since May 2021 and has not served on any other publicly traded company in the last five years. Mr. Ford is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, a non-profit organization that opens channels of opportunity for the development of Black executives. Mr. Ford also serves as a director of a number of professional, civic and not-for-profit organizations.

Mr. Ford's extensive experience and senior leadership roles with large public global companies in the areas of talent management, compensation and human capital strategy will bring valuable perspectives to our Board.

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