Nicholas I. Fink is the CEO of Fortune Brands Innovations, a company he joined as the Chief Operating Officer in 2019 before stepping up to CEO in January 2020. With a solid background in business, he graduated from the University...
Nicholas I. Fink is the CEO of Fortune Brands Innovations, a company he joined as the Chief Operating Officer in 2019 before stepping up to CEO in January 2020. With a solid background in business, he graduated from the University of Michigan. Fink has a knack for driving growth and performance in the consumer goods sector, which helped him transition smoothly from running the Global Plumbing Group at Fortune Brands to the top job. Before that, he held significant roles at Beam Suntory, where he managed operations in Asia and South America. His leadership style focuses on aligning actions with results, as shown by his sizeable performance-based bonuses linked to key metrics like Earnings Per Share and Operating Income. Fink also showed confidence in his company by trading a substantial amount of stock, with several months seeing over $20 million in transactions. Under his guidance, Fortune Brands continues to focus on long-term value creation for shareholders. Fink's journey from strategic management roles to CEO reflects a commitment to robust growth in a competitive industry.