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Fortune Brands Innovations (NYSE: FBIN) CLO Donoghue to depart July 31, 2026

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Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. announced that Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Hiranda S. Donoghue will depart the company. The company and Ms. Donoghue determined her departure on July 24, 2026, with an effective date of July 31, 2026.

Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary Jack N. Melamed will serve as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary on an interim basis until a permanent successor is identified. Ms. Donoghue’s termination is described as without cause under an existing benefits agreement referenced in the company’s March 30, 2026 Definitive Proxy Statement, and the company states her departure is not due to any disagreement regarding operations, policies or practices.

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  • The Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Hiranda S. Donoghue, will depart effective July 31, 2026, creating a senior legal leadership transition.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers Governance
Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Decision date for departure July 24, 2026 Date the company and Ms. Donoghue determined she would depart
Effective departure date July 31, 2026 Date Ms. Donoghue’s departure from her roles becomes effective
Proxy statement reference date March 30, 2026 Filing date of Definitive Proxy Statement describing the benefits agreement
qualifying termination of employment without cause regulatory
"Due to her qualifying termination of employment without cause under her existing Agreement"
Definitive Proxy Statement regulatory
"as described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S."
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Agreement for the Payment of Benefits Following Termination of Employment regulatory
"under her existing Agreement for the Payment of Benefits Following Termination of Employment"
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FAQ

What executive leadership change did Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN) disclose?
Fortune Brands Innovations reported that Hiranda S. Donoghue, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, will depart the company effective July 31, 2026. Her role will be filled on an interim basis by Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Jack N. Melamed.

Why is Ms. Donoghue eligible for benefits upon leaving FBIN?
Her departure qualifies as a termination of employment without cause under an existing Agreement for the Payment of Benefits. As a result, she is eligible for benefits generally consistent with that agreement, which is described in FBIN’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed March 30, 2026.

Was Ms. Donoghue’s departure from Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN) due to a disagreement?
FBIN states that Ms. Donoghue’s departure is not the result of any disagreement with the company. This includes no disagreement on matters relating to its operations, policies, or practices, according to the company’s disclosure in the current report.

Where can FBIN investors find more detail on Ms. Donoghue’s departure benefits?
FBIN refers investors to its Definitive Proxy Statement filed on March 30, 2026. That proxy describes the Agreement for the Payment of Benefits Following Termination of Employment that governs the benefits Ms. Donoghue is generally eligible to receive.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 24, 2026

 

 

FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

1-35166

62-1411546

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

1 Horizon Way

Building N

 

Deerfield, Illinois

 

60015-3888

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 847 484-4400

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 


Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

 

FBIN

 

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 24, 2026, Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (the “Company”) and Ms. Hiranda S. Donoghue, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of the Company, determined that Ms. Donoghue would depart from the Company, effective as of July 31, 2026. Mr. Jack N. Melamed, the Company’s Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, will serve as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary on an interim basis until a permanent successor is identified. Due to her qualifying termination of employment without cause under her existing Agreement for the Payment of Benefits Following Termination of Employment (the “Agreement”), Ms. Donoghue will be eligible to receive benefits upon her departure generally consistent with the Agreement as described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2026. Ms. Donoghue’s departure from the Company is not as a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

Description

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

FORTUNE BRANDS INNOVATIONS, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:

July 30, 2026

By:

/s/ Ashley E. George

 

 

Name:

Title:

Ashley E. George
Interim Chief Financial Officer

 

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