Jesse G. Singh
appointed Mr. Jesse G. Singh as Chief Executive Officer of the Company (“CEO”) and as a Class I member of the Board, effective on June 29, 2026.
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Fortune Brands Q2 underlying EPS $1.35, up 35%; raises FY guidance on tariff refunds
Q2 sales $1.154B, down 4.1% YoY; GAAP EPS ($0.19) includes $1.44 impairment charge and $0.52 net tariff refund benefit.
Fortune Brands EVP & Chief Legal Officer Hiranda Donoghue to depart July 31; Jack Melamed interim
Hiranda S. Donoghue, EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, will depart effective July 31, 2026.
CEO Jesse Singh base salary $1.1M; target bonus 150% of base; LTIP target $6.7M annually.
Fortune Brands appoints ex-AZEK CEO Jesse Singh as new CEO; David Barry named COO
Jesse G. Singh appointed CEO and to the Board, effective June 29, 2026.
Fortune Brands Q1 EPS $0.20 (-52% YoY); cuts FY2026 guidance on weak demand
Q1 sales $1.01B (-2.1% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.20 vs $0.42 in Q1 2025.
Fortune Brands shareholders approve removal of supermajority voting, board declassification
Shareholders approved charter amendments removing all supermajority vote provisions (99.6% for).
Fortune Brands CEO search launched; Banati steps aside, Barry interim CEO; CFO Baksht departs
Amit Banati will no longer assume CEO role in May and has stepped down from the Board.
Fortune Brands launches CEO search; David Barry interim CEO; CFO departs; Ed Garden joins board
Amit Banati will not become CEO; Nicholas Fink accelerated departure; David Barry appointed Interim CEO effective March 16, 2026.
Fortune Brands Q4 EPS $0.63 (-25%); appoints Amit Banati as CEO; FY26 adj. EPS guide $3.35-$3.65
Q4 2025 sales $1.0775B (-2.4% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.63 (-25%); adjusted EPS $0.86 (-12.2%).
Fortune Brands enters into $1.25B five-year revolving credit facility maturing 2031
New $1.25B unsecured revolving credit facility replaces prior 2022 agreement; matures Jan 16, 2031.
FBIN Q3 2025 EPS falls 46% to $0.59; updates FY guidance lower for cash flow and EPS
Q3 net sales $1.149B (flat YoY); GAAP EPS $0.59 (-46%); adjusted EPS $1.09 (-6%).
Fortune Brands Q2 sales $1.2B (-3% YoY); adjusted EPS $1.00 (-14%); updates FY2025 guidance
GAAP EPS $0.83 (-22% YoY); adjusted EPS $1.00 (-14%); sales down 3% vs. Q2 2024, excluding China down 1%.
Fortune Brands names John D. Lee EVP Chief Digital & Innovation Officer; Perkins expands role
John D. Lee appointed to newly created EVP, Chief Digital and Innovation Officer role effective July 17, 2025.
Fortune Brands Innovations reports voting results from annual meeting; all four proposals approved
Three Class II directors elected: Amit Banati (103.7M for), Irial Finan (99.5M for), Susan Kilsby (96.8M for)
Fortune Brands elects McCormick CEO Brendan Foley to Board, effective July 1
Brendan Foley elected as Class III director, effective July 1, 2025, term expiring at 2026 annual meeting.
Fortune Brands Q1 sales $1.033B (-7%), EPS $0.42 (-45%); withdraws FY2025 guidance
GAAP EPS $0.42 (-45%); EPS before charges/gains $0.66 (-20%); operating income $97M (-38%).
Fortune Brands names Jonathan Baksht as CFO effective May 5; Q1 earnings call set for May 6
Jonathan Baksht appointed EVP and CFO, effective May 5, 2025; succeeds David Barry.
Fortune Brands posts Q4/FY2024 results and authorizes $1B buyback
Press release reports Q4 and full-year 2024 financial results; specific figures not provided in this excerpt.
FBIN to consolidate U.S. offices, eliminate Group President role; CFO takes new security post
Consolidating U.S. regional offices into Deerfield, IL HQ; expects $50M-$80M in restructuring charges, completion by Dec 2026.
Fortune Brands Q3 sales down 8% YoY; EPS $1.09, guidance lowered for FY2024
Q3 net sales $1.155B, down 8% YoY; organic sales ex-China down 5%.
Fortune Brands Q2 sales $1.24B (+7% reported, -3% organic); EPS $1.06 (+33%), non-GAAP EPS $1.16
Q2 GAAP EPS $1.06 (+33% YoY), non-GAAP EPS $1.16; operating margin 16.1% GAAP, 17.4% ex-items.
Fortune Brands Innovations EVP & Chief Transformation Officer to retire July 1, 2024
Sheri R. Grissom, EVP and Chief Transformation Officer, announces retirement effective July 1, 2024 after over 9 years of service.
Fortune Brands annual meeting results: directors elected, auditor ratified, say-on-pay approved
All three Class I director nominees (Chande, Hackett, Perry) elected; Hackett received 93.8M for vs 11.8M against.
Fortune Brands Innovations Q1 sales $1.1B (+7% YoY); EPS $0.76 (+13%); reaffirms FY2024 guidance
Q1 2024 GAAP EPS $0.76 vs $0.67 prior year; adjusted EPS $0.83 (+20%).
Fortune Brands appoints Karen Ries as SVP and Chief Accounting Officer effective March 1
Karen Ries, 41, appointed SVP and Chief Accounting Officer, effective March 1, 2024.
Fortune Brands CFO David Barry temporarily assumes principal accounting officer role
Dan Luburic steps down as VP and Chief Accounting Officer effective Jan 29, 2024.
Fortune Brands Q4 sales up 3% to $1.16B; EPS $0.64; issues 2024 guidance; authorizes $650M buyback
Q4 GAAP EPS $0.64 (-35% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.95 (-11% YoY); sales $1.16B (+3% reported, -3% organic).
Board member John G. Morikis to retire at May 2024 annual meeting
John G. Morikis notified Fortune Brands he will retire from the Board, effective after the May 7, 2024 Annual Meeting.
Sheri Grissom to step down as CHRO of Fortune Brands, remains EVP and Chief Transformation Officer
Sheri Grissom notified of role change on October 26, 2023.
Fortune Brands Q3 sales up 5% to $1.26B; raises mid-point of FY2023 adjusted EPS guide
Q3 GAAP EPS $1.07 (-2% YoY); adjusted EPS $1.19 (+3% YoY) on sales of $1.261B (+5% total, -4% organic).
Fortune Brands Q2 EPS before charges $1.07, raises FY23 guidance, completes $800M acquisition
Q2 2023 sales $1.164B down 7% YoY; reported EPS $0.80, EPS before charges/gains $1.07.
Acquired Emtek/Schaub premium hardware and US/Canada Yale/August smart locks for $800M cash on debt-free basis.
Fortune Brands Innovations issues $600M of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2033 to refinance 2023 notes
Issued $600M aggregate principal of 5.875% Senior Notes due June 1, 2033; net proceeds ~$593M.
Fortune Brands Innovations issues $600M of 5.875% senior notes due 2033
$600M aggregate principal of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2033 via underwritten public offering.
Proposal 4 (officer exculpation) approved with ~84.5M for, ~20.0M against.
Fortune Brands elects Amee Chande to board effective June 1, 2023
Amee Chande elected Class I director, effective June 1, 2023, term expiring at 2024 annual meeting.
Fortune Brands Q1 sales $1.0B (-9% YoY), EPS $0.67; raises full-year EPS guidance to $3.65-$3.85
Q1 sales $1.0B, down 9% YoY; GAAP EPS $0.67 (-29%), adjusted EPS $0.69 (-24%).
Fortune Brands posts supplemental segment data following reporting change to three segments
Company changed from two to three reportable segments: Water Innovations, Outdoors, Security.
Fortune Brands elects Stephanie Pugliese to Board, expanding board to 11
Board expanded from 10 to 11 directors; Pugliese elected as Class III member.
Fortune Brands Innovations Q4 sales down 7% to $1.1B; guides FY2023 EPS $3.60-$3.80
Q4 2022 sales $1.1B (-7% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.99, adjusted EPS $1.07.
Fortune Brands names David Barry CFO; reaffirms FY2022 sales and EPS guidance
Patrick Hallinan resigns as CFO effective March 2, 2023; David Barry appointed as successor.
Fortune Brands Innovations shifts to 52/53-week fiscal year, effective Jan 1, 2023
Fiscal year-end changed from Dec 31 to Saturday closest but not after Dec 31.
Spin-off of Cabinets business MasterBrand completed Dec 14, 2022; shareholders received 1 MasterBrand share per Fortune Brands share.
Fortune Brands imposes blackout period Dec 13–19 for MasterBrand spin-off
Blackout starts at 3:00 PM CT Dec 13, 2022; ends during week of Dec 19, 2022.
Separation of MasterBrand expected on Dec 14, 2022; FBHS to become Fortune Brands Innovations.
Fortune Brands to acquire Emtek, Schaub, Yale, August residential hardware from ASSA ABLOY for $800M
Purchase price $800M cash ($700M net of $100M tax benefits); funded via cash on hand or credit facilities.
Fortune Brands files final information statement for spin-off of MasterBrand
SEC declared MasterBrand Form 10 effective Nov 30; final information statement dated Dec 1, 2022.
Fortune Brands sets Dec 14 spin-off of MasterBrand cabinets business; one share for each FBHS share
Record date Dec 2, 2022; distribution date Dec 14, 2022; shareholders get one MasterBrand share per FBHS share.
Fortune Brands to rename as Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc., ticker FBIN after Cabinets spin-off
Name change to Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.; new ticker FBIN to replace FBHS after Cabinets separation.
Fortune Brands Q3 adj EPS $1.79 (+20% YoY), sales $2.1B (+3%); lowers FY guidance on softer market
GAAP EPS $1.57 (+8% YoY); adjusted EPS $1.79 (+20% YoY).
appointed Mr. Jesse G. Singh as Chief Executive Officer of the Company (“CEO”) and as a Class I member of the Board, effective on June 29, 2026.
appointed Mr. David V. Barry, the Company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company (“COO”), also effective on June 29, 2026.
appointed Mr. Jesse G. Singh as Chief Executive Officer of the Company (“CEO”) and as a Class I member of the Board, effective on June 29, 2026.
elected Brendan Foley as a Class III member of the Board, each effective July 1, 2025.
the Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Jonathan Baksht to succeed David V. Barry as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective May 5, 2025.
Mr. Barry will no longer serve as an executive officer of the Company, however, he will continue in his role as President, Security and Connected Products.
the Company notified Mr. David V. Barry, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, that he would be appointed as President, Security and Connected Products, effective January 22, 2025.
the Company notified Ms. Cheri M. Phyfer, Executive Vice President and Group President, that she will no longer serve as an executive officer of the Company effective January 22, 2025.
On June 19, 2024, Ms. Sheri R. Grissom, Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer of Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (the "Company"), announced her intention to retire from the Company effective July 1, 2024 and following more than nine years of service with the Company.
On February 27, 2024, the Board of Directors of Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Karen Ries to serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer and the Company’s principal accounting officer, effective March 1, 2024.
temporarily assumed the additional role of principal accounting officer
temporarily assumed the additional role of principal accounting officer from Dan Luburic, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company
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