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Fortune Brands Appoints Jonathan Baksht As Chief Financial Officer

PUBLIC · FBINApr 04, 2025•about 1 year ago

Position

Chief Financial Officer

Company

Fortune Brands Innovations

Jonathan Baksht
DeerfieldManufacturingSecurityRetail

Description

Fortune Brands has appointed Jonathan Baksht as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective May 5. Baksht previously served as the finance chief of Pactiv Evergreen and has extensive experience in finance roles at Valaris and Goldman Sachs.

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Company

Fortune Brands Innovations

Location

Deerfield, Illinois, United States

About

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (NYSE: FBIN), is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. It is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security, and commercial building markets. Fortune Brands' growing portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, Emtek, and many more.

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