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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN)

Fortune Brands names interim CEO and CFO as it launches a permanent CEO search

Negative Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Fortune Brands said Chief Executive Officer Nicholas Fink accelerated his departure and that Amit Banati will not become CEO, so David Barry will serve as interim CEO while the Board searches for a permanent successor. The company also said CFO Jonathan Baksht is departing and Ashley George will serve as interim CFO, and it deferred any update to its full-year 2026 outlook to the first quarter earnings call, citing intensified macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds.

Key points

  • David Barry, 44, was appointed interim CEO effective March 16, 2026, and Ashley George was appointed interim CFO on the same date.
  • Amit Banati resigned from the Board; under his departure terms he will receive a one-time cash payment of $18,355,000.
  • Full-year 2026 outlook will be updated on the first quarter earnings call, per the press release.
  • Ed Garden was appointed to the Board under a cooperation agreement with Garden Investments.

The filing

CompanyFortune Brands Innovations (FBIN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 16, 2026, 5:22 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-108647

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:05 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on March 16, 2026.

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