T. Kenneth Escoe

T. Kenneth Escoe is Executive Vice President, Specialty Products of Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Mr. Escoe joined ITW in 2014 as Vice President & General Manager of ITW’s Welding & Cutting Division. In 2016, he was named Vice President & General Manager of Hi-Cone. Mr. Escoe was appointed Group President of the packaging platform in 2019. He was elected Executive Vice President of the Specialty Products segment in 2020. Prior to joining ITW, Mr. Escoe spent seven years at Danaher Corp. He started his career at the Timken Company.

Mr. Escoe graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, received a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Master’s of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.