Building products supplier Fortune Brands Innovations FBIN has appointed Jesse Singh as its next chief executive officer, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.

Singh will start on Monday and most recently, he served as CEO of outdoor living products maker The AZEK Company from 2016 to 2025.

Activist investor Ed Garden had built a stake in Fortune Brands and was seeking to replace its incoming CEO among other changes. Garden, the founding partner and CEO of Garden Investments, joined the company's board in March.

Fortune Brands is a home, security and digital products company behind the brands Master Lock, Moen, and SpringWell.

Fortune Brands' interim CEO David Barry has been appointed chief operating officer and executive vice president.