Greg Gluchowski

Biography

Mr. Gregory J. Gluchowski, Jr. has served as the President and CEO of The Hillman Group since September, 2015. Previous to Hillman, Mr. Gluchowski served as President, Hardware & Home Improvement (HHI) of Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SPB) and a former division of Stanley Black and Decker (NYSE: SBD) which was a $1.2 billion division that included the Kwikset®, Baldwin®, Weiser®, Pfister®, Stanley®, and National® brands. In his tenure with HHI, Greg led the company through two changes of ownership while simultaneously growing sales by 50%, improving the value proposition of its core brands and more than doubling the divisions EBITDA. This was accomplished through a combination of business integration, operational optimization, organizational leadership, change management, strategic acquisitions, and innovation-led organic growth. Prior to his leadership role with HHI, Mr. Gluchowski worked in a variety of commercial and operational positions for 14 years with the Wire & Cable Division of Phelps Dodge Corporation. Mr. Gluchowski currently serves on the Board of Directors for Smith & Wesson, the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), and he is the Chairman of the Board for the South Slammers FC an Orange County, CA nonprofit youth soccer club. Mr. Gluchowski earned a B.S. degree from Purdue University in 1988 and an M.B.A. from Indiana University-Fort Wayne in 1994. Mr. Gluchowski also completed the Global Management Program at Thunderbird University in 1997 and speaks fluent Spanish.

Research Interest

Software research