---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-108647"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FBIN"
cik: "0001519751"
company_name: "Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T11:39:04.235850+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fortune Brands launches CEO search; David Barry interim CEO; CFO departs; Ed Garden joins board

## Summary
- Amit Banati will not become CEO; Nicholas Fink accelerated departure; David Barry appointed Interim CEO effective March 16, 2026.
- CFO Jonathan Baksht steps down; Ashley George named Interim CFO.
- Ed Garden, Garden Investments founding partner, appointed to board under cooperation agreement; company will propose declassification.
- Full-year 2026 outlook update expected on Q1 2026 earnings call; headwinds cited but fundamentals strong.
- Banati receives $18.355M in make-whole compensation; Barry gets $18K monthly stipend plus increased bonus targets.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-108647
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FBIN
- cik: 0001519751
- company_name: Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519751/000119312526108647/0001193125-26-108647-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1519751/000119312526108647/d96678d8k.htm

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