Fortune Brands names new general counsel and corporate secretary
DEERFIELD - Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc. said it has appointed Hiranda Donoghue to serve as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.
She joins Fortune Brands from Baxter International Inc., a global medical products company, where she served as deputy general counsel and vice president since 2018, overseeing legal issues impacting all global business units, global strategy, research and development, and contract manufacturing.
Donoghue will oversee global legal operations, corporate governance and compliance for Fortune Brands. As a member of its executive committee, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Nicholas Fink, Donoghue will work closely with the other members of senior management and the legal department in all efforts to capitalize on new growth opportunities and support the company's business strategy.
"Hiranda is a proven leader who brings vast experience guiding and advising companies through complex strategic matters, structuring and negotiating deals and collaborating across functions and regions, while ensuring legal compliance and mitigating risk," Fink said.
Prior to her role at Baxter, Donoghue served for more than 11 years at Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., most recently as vice president, Corporate and M&A Legal. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School and her bachelor's degree in political science and organizational behavior and management from Brown University.
Donoghue succeeds Robert Biggart, Fortune Brands' general counsel since 2013, who retires at the end of the year.