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Norwood Marking Systems Appoints Bhavin Davé as Business Unit Manager
   


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January 4, 2012 – Norwood Marking Systems announces the appointment of Bhavin Davé to the position of Business Unit Manager, overseeing the operations of Norwood Marking Systems, Allen Coding Systems and Kingsley Machine Company in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Davé is responsible for leading strategies that bring the companies’ world-class coding and marking equipment and consumables to customers in the food, pharmaceutical, medical device, personal care, chemical, electronics, aerospace, military and other industrial markets.

“Bhavin is a results-driven professional with a track record of operational excellence,” said Juan López, General Manager of the ITW Coding & Marking Group. “The skills and experiences he brings to his new position will help define, focus and support the companies’ business objectives. He is well qualified to take this leadership role.”

Davé is an accomplished manager with more than 10 years of international experience in project management, operations, finance, product quality, R&D and plant engineering. Most recently, he was Multi-Channel Operations Manager and PMO Manager with Sears Holdings Corporation. Previously, he worked for Kimberly Clark Corporation as a Capital Projects Engineer. Davé earned an MBA from DePaul University in Chicago and holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.

“I am excited to join the ITW family of companies and work with Norwood, Allen and Kingsley to achieve new levels of business performance,” said Davé. “These companies hold well-earned positions as technology leaders in their respective markets and I believe there are tremendous opportunities to leverage their positions into future growth.”

About Norwood Marking Systems / Allen Coding Systems / Kingsley Machine Company
Norwood Marking Systems, a division of Illinois Tool Works, is joined by sister companies, Allen Coding Systems, ac codiergeräte gmbh and Kingsley Machine Company to offer a wide range of marking and coding systems. The companies design and manufacture innovative thermal transfer printers including custom traversing systems, hot stamp imprinters as well as ink and embossing printers that code and mark for a variety of industrial markets worldwide.


Reader Inquiries:
Treesa Anderson
Norwood Marking Systems
2538 Wisconsin Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515 USA
Tel: 800 626 3464 or 630 968 0646
Fax: 630 968 7672
marketing@itwnorwood.com
www.itwnorwood.com

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