Illinois Tool Works Chief Executive Officer Speer Dies

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David B. Speer, chairman and chief executive officer at Illinois Tool Works Inc., a maker of auto parts and welding products, has died, the company said. He was 61.

Alison Donnelly, a spokeswoman for the company, declined to comment on the cause of death. Speer had been undergoing treatment for an undisclosed medical condition since November 2011.