Executive chairman and CEO
Spectrum Brands | Middleton
David Maura has served as executive chairman and chief executive officer of Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc. since 2018. The Middleton-based company manufactures, markets and distributes consumer products under the brand names Remington, Black & Decker, George Foreman, Russell Hobbs, Spectracide, Garden Safe and others.
Established in 2005 as the successor to Rayovac Corp., Spectrum Brands merged in 2018 with controlling shareholder HRG Group Inc. in a deal valued at $10 billion. That same year, Spectrum sold its battery division and its global auto care division to Energizer. In 2021, the company sold its hardware and home improvement division to Assa Abloy for $4.3 billion. In July 2024, the company announced plans to spin off its home and personal care business.
Maura was previously managing director and executive vice president of investments at HRG Group, vice president and director of investments of Harbinger Capital Partners LLC and managing director and senior research analyst at First Albany Capital, Inc.
Maura served as chairman, president and CEO of Mosaic Acquisition Corp. from 2017 to 2020 and was an outside director of Mosaic’s successor, Vivint Smart Home Inc. in 2020. He previously served on the boards of directors of Ferrous Resources, Ltd., Russell Hobbs and Applica.
Education: Bachelor’s, Stetson University
