Executive Management

David Bruce serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of FGI Industries Ltd.

Previously, David served as Executive Vice President of the Kitchen & Bath division of FGI USA from 2009 until 2021 where he was responsible for development of all sales, marketing, customer and supplier strategies. Preceding his role as Executive Vice President, David worked in various sales and marketing functions within the organization. Before joining FGI USA in 1997, David held various roles in the kitchen and bath segment of the retail industry.

David holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from Kean University in New Jersey.

John Chen serves as our Executive Chairman.

Previously, John served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Development for FGI USA from 2019 until 2021 where his primary responsibilities included corporate strategy, financial controls and capital allocation oversight.

Before joining FGI USA, John spent eleven years in the investment management industry as an equity research analyst and portfolio manager for Davis Selected Advisors from 2007 to 2018. Prior, he was securities lawyer for Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy.

John holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Chicago and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center.

Perry Lin serves as our Chief Financial Officer.

Previously, Perry served as Vice President of Corporate Finance for FGI USA from 2020 until 2021. Preceding his role as Vice President of Corporate Finance, he was a Corporate Controller for FGI USA from 2011 until 2019. Perry was responsible for all aspects of FGI USA’s financial planning, accounting, reporting and cash flow management in his previous roles at FGI USA.

Before joining FGI USA, Perry served as audit manager at KPMG for ten years.

Perry holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Tamkang University in Taiwan, as well as a Master’s in Business Administration from Quincy University. He is also a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Bob Kermelewicz serves as the Executive Vice President of FGI USA.

Prior to this position, Mr. Kermelewicz spent twenty-three years as an Executive Vice President of the Kitchen & Bath Division at Foremost Groups, Inc.

Before joining Foremost, Bob was a National Sales Manager for a Canadian based company in the Heating and Cooling Industry, and prior to that was sole owner of an independent sales agency in the Home Center industry for fifteen years. Bob received his B.A. from Norwich University and served in the United States Air Force as a Telecommunications Specialist.

Jennifer Earl is the Executive Vice President of FGI Canada.

Prior to this position, Jennifer held various roles at Foremost Groups, Inc. for twenty-three years in sales, product development, and marketing. Before joining Foremost Groups, Inc. Jennifer held a number of roles in the kitchen and bath segment of the retail industry.

Norman Kroenke is the Executive Vice President of FGI Europe.

Prior to this position, Norman served as the Executive Vice President of Foremost International GmbH & Co.KG., a position he held for over fifteen years, during which time he focused on building a European sales presence for Foremost’s sanitaryware platform.

From 1995-2005 Norman was a member of the management board for Sanitop, the biggest wholesale sanitaryware-provider in Germany.