James M. Ringler, 61, is Chairman of the Board of NCR, a position he has held since July 25, 2005. From March 30, 2005 to August 7, 2005, Mr. Ringler served as NCR’s President and Interim Chief Executive Officer. He served as Vice Chairman of Illinois Tool Works Inc., a multi-billion dollar diversified manufacturer of highly engineered components and industrial systems, from 1999 until 2004. Prior to joining Illinois Tool Works, from 1997 to 1999, Mr. Ringler was Chairman of Premark International, Inc. (Premark), a large, diversified manufacturing company serving the food equipment, builder products and consumer durable markets. He also served as Premark’s Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to 1999, and prior to that as its President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Ringler was a director of Premark from 1990 until it merged with Illinois Tool Works in 1999. Mr. Ringler serves as a director of Autoliv Inc., The Dow Chemical Company, FMC Technologies, Inc., and Corn Products International, Inc. He joined NCR’s Board of Directors on November 1, 2003.
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