Snap-on Incorporated Appoints Gregg M. Sherrill to Board of Directors

Snap-on Incorporated SNA today announced that its board of directors has appointed Gregg M. Sherrill as a director, effective December 1, 2010. Mr. Sherrill, age 57, has served as chairman and chief executive officer of Tenneco Inc., a producer of automotive emission control and ride control products and systems, since January 2007. Previously Mr. Sherrill was corporate vice president and president, Power Solutions of Johnson Controls, Inc., a global diversified technology and industrial company, from 2004 to 2007. Prior to joining Johnson Controls in 1998, Mr. Sherrill held various engineering and manufacturing positions during his 22 years at Ford Motor Company.