May 2008, Fleet Financials - Feature

6 Nominees Named for 2008 Fleet Executive of the Year

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Gary Anton

Company: Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW)

Title: Vice President Strategic Sourcing & IT

Total Vehicles: 3,800 (200 U.S.; 3,600 global)

Staff Supervised: 25

Years in Fleet: 8

Replacement Policy: Three years/70,000 miles

Part of the strategic sourcing team, Anton recognized and implemented an action plan that provides ITW cost and administrative savings through consolidating and standardizing its U.S. fleet of more than 200 vehicles.

He was instrumental in consolidating several fleet administrator positions to one fleet management company. Previously, ITW business units contracted independently with numerous lease companies and local dealers to handle their fleet needs.

Anton made sure the fleet team — including ITW and its fleet management company representatives — remained focused and continued to move ahead. He secured the support of ITW's senior management team, through soliciting input and discussing the overall benefits of a consolidated program, which enabled a smooth transition for fleet.

With Anton's support, the ITW fleet program reduced its suppliers from 26 to one, negotiated an enhanced agreement for volume discounts, enrolled 97 percent of fleet in a management program, established a corporate policy, created a fleet Intranet site, implemented a corporate accident management program, and identified annual savings of more than $3.5 million.

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