James H. Wooten, Jr. is the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of ITW. In this role, he is responsible for the legal, environmental health and safety, risk management and government affairs departments. Prior to joining ITW in 1988, Mr. Wooten was an Associate with the law firm of Gardner, Carton & Douglas. Mr. Wooten is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, Minority Corporate Counsel Association, the American Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the Association of Corporate Counsel and the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals. Mr. Wooten is a member of the Board of Directors of Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago, Inc., Children's Memorial Hospital, Congo Square Theatre and WTTW.
