Fortune Brands names John Lee chief digital and innovation officer

Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN) announced changes to key leadership roles designed to better reflect the Company’s growth opportunities and strategy. John Lee will take on a new role of Executive Vice President, Chief Digital and Innovation Officer. In this role, Lee will lead the Company’s product development team and will retain leadership of the digital technology and data and analytics teams. Lee has worked at Fortune Brands for over 13 years in various strategy, development and digital roles and brings a strong growth mindset to his work. “We are solidifying the connectivity between digital strategy and innovation to help accelerate our work in bringing both our core, innovative products and digital solutions to life. John’s wealth of experience in leveraging data and consumer insights to drive strategy, his deep understanding of the market for our products, and his proven track record of building and leading large, high-performing teams make him an excellent fit for this role,” said Fortune Brands Chief Executive Officer Nicholas Fink. Additionally, Anuja Perkins will take on an expanded role of Executive Vice President and Chief Growth and Transformation Officer. In addition to leading Fortune Brands’ Transformation Management Office, she will take on corporate strategy and head M&A, formerly led by Lee. With a strong track record in driving strategy for high growth organizations, developing complex M&A integration programs, and executing, most recently for McKinsey & Company and at DoorDash, Perkins brings deep expertise to this expanded role.