David and Barbara Speer visit Hawaii in 2010. Photo provided by family
David Speer
David Speer of Illinois Tool Works
Illinois Tool Works Inc. Chairman and CEO David B. Speer has died after battling cancer. He was 61. The company announced Sunday that E. Scott Santi, 51, succeeds Speer as chief executive officer, and lead director Robert S. Morrison, 70, becomes non-executive chairman of the …