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Since January of 2007, Bruce Carbonari has been president and chief operating officer of Fortune Brands, the $8 billion consumer products company with premier brands including Moen, Titleist, Master Lock, Jim Beam, Sauza and Courvoisier. In August of 2007, the board of directors elected Bruce to become the company’s next chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2008. Bruce was also elected a member of the board. Bruce is a 17-year veteran of major operations of Fortune Brands. From 2000 through 2006, he led the company’s largest business unit, most recently as president & chief executive officer of Fortune Brands Home and Hardware LLC. During his leadership, the home and hardware unit’s annual sales doubled to more than $4.5 billion. Bruce previously led the company’s largest single brand, Moen. He served as president of Moen from 1990 until 1997, becoming the chief executive officer in 1995. In 1998, he took on additional responsibility as the leader of the Kitchen & Bath group of Fortune Brands while continuing to serve as chairman and CEO of Moen. Bruce earned his bachelor's degree in finance and accounting from Boston College and his master's degree in management sciences from Hartford Graduate Center, an affiliate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He currently serves as Vice Chairman of the policy advisory board for the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, as well as on the boards of RPM, Inc. and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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