COMPANY

Founded 1917, alcohol producer and distributor, and miscellaneous products (including Titleist golf products).

Alcohol products produced include Jim Beam (bourbon), Canadian Club (whiskey), Laphroaig (scotch), Sauza (tequila), Courvoisier (cognac), Gilbey's (gin), Cockburn (port), and DeKuyper (various cordials, including Pucker, et al.).

Official Website:
http://www.fortunebrands.com/

Industry:
Consumer Products

Ticker:
NYSE:FO

Corporate headquarters:
Lincolnshire, IL

Sales:
$7B (2004)

Employees:
31,800 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Beth L. Bronner	Business	c. 1950		Mistral Equity Partners
Bruce A. Carbonari	Business	c. 1955		CEO of Fortune Brands
Randall W. Larrimore	Business	c. 1947		CEO of United Stationers, 1997-2003
Craig P. Omtvedt	Business	c. 1949		CFO of Fortune Brands
Norman H. Wesley	Business	1949		CEO of Fortune Brands, 1999-2008
Peter M. Wilson	Business	c. 1941		Chairman, Gallaher Group, 1997-2004

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bruce A. Carbonari	Business	c. 1955		CEO of Fortune Brands
Patricia O. Ewers	Educator	22-Jul-1935		President of Pace University, 1990-2000
Richard A. Goldstein	Business	1942		CEO of International Flavors, 2000-06
Ann Fritz Hackett	Business	c. 1954		Horizon Consulting Group
Pierre E. Leroy	Business	c. 1948		Retired executive, Deere
A. D. David Mackay	Business	16-Aug-1955		CEO of Kellogg
Eugene A. Renna	Business	c. 1944		EVP at Exxon Mobil, 2001-02
Anne M. Tatlock	Business	c. 1940		CEO of Fiduciary Trust, 1999-2006
David M. Thomas	Business	c. 1949		CEO of IMS Health, 2000-05
Norman H. Wesley	Business	1949		CEO of Fortune Brands, 1999-2008
Peter M. Wilson	Business	c. 1941		Chairman, Gallaher Group, 1997-2004

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gordon R. Lohman	Business	c. 1935		CEO of Amsted Industries, 1990-99
J. Christopher Reyes	Business	c. 1954		Reyes Holdings LLC

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Sean Connery	Actor	25-Aug-1930		James Bond
Willem Dafoe	Actor	22-Jul-1955		Last Temptation of Christ

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