John G. Brunner

John Brunner
Personal details
Born (1951-12-08) December 8, 1951
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Jan Brunner
Residence St. Louis, Missouri
Alma mater

Harding University (B.A.),

Washington University (MBA)
Profession CEO
Religion Baptist
Website Official Website
Military service
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch  United States Marine Corps
Rank Captain

John G. Brunner (born December 8, 1951) is an American businessman and former chairman and CEO of Vi-Jon Laboratories. [1] Born in St. Louis, Missouri, John Brunner is a retired U.S. Marine Captain and is a graduate of Harding University. He also holds a MBA from Washington University located in St. Louis, Missouri.[2] Brunner is a member of the Missouri Republican Party and is currently running for Governor in the 2016 Missouri Governor's Race.[3]

Family

John has been married to his wife, Jan, for 38 years. Together they have three children and ten grandchildren and live in St. Louis, Missouri.[4]

Business Career

Brunner returned from the military to come home and help run his family's business, Vi-Jon Laboratories. Founded in 1908 by his grandfather, John B. Brunner, Vi-Jon Laboratories is one of the nation's oldest private brand personal care manufacturers in the world. .[5] Operated out of St. Louis Missouri, Vi-Jon Laboratories specializes in several private brand products including nail, hand hygiene, first aid, baby care, and oral care. [6] Brunner first joined the firm in 1978 moving on to become President in 1992. During his tenure, Germ-X, the massively popular and successful antibacterial hand-sanatizer was launched in 1997. [7] He served as chairman at Vi-Jon until he retired as chief executive officer in 2009 and then as chairman in 2011.[8] During his tenure the company grew its annual sales from $23 million in 1994 to $300 million by 2006.[9] The year of his retirement (2009) Vi-Jon Laboratories had its best year financially, bringing in $600 million in sales for that year.[10]

Military Career

John Brunner served in the United States Marine Corps as an Infantry Platoon Commander[11] going on active duty in 1974. He served on several deployments in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean[12] and served 14 years in the Marine Reserves.[13]

Political Career

John Brunner on campaign trail, April 2016

Brunner has previously run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in Missouri in 2012, coming in second place to U.S. Representative Todd Akin.[14] As a first time candidate, Brunner spent more than $7.5 million of his own money in the ultimately, unsuccessful primary.[15] [16] [17] [18] On October 5, 2015 Brunner officially announced his campaign for Governor at a rally held in Springfield, Missouri. He joins three other Republican candidates and three Democratic candidate in the 2016 race.[19] The Republican primary is August 2, 2016 and the general election is November 8, 2016.

References

  1. ↑ http://themissouritimes.com/20010/john-brunner-2016-2012-and-everything-up-to-it/
  2. ↑ http://www.news-leader.com/article/20120715/NEWS06/307150028/John-Brunner-Republican-primary-Missouri-U-S-Senate
  3. ↑ http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/brunner-formally-launches-campaign-for-governor-vows-to-rein-in/article_60dc0f32-ee11-527c-912b-860066a09f34.html
  4. ↑ http://themissouritimes.com/20010/john-brunner-2016-2012-and-everything-up-to-it/
  5. ↑ http://www.vijon.com/about-us/
  6. ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6479118
  7. ↑ http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/1998/10/19/focus4.html
  8. ↑ http://www.stltoday.com/john-brunner-bio/article_595c6174-cdd7-11e1-b817-0019bb30f31a.html
  9. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/john-brunner-missouri_n_1676955.html
  10. ↑ http://themissouritimes.com/20010/john-brunner-2016-2012-and-everything-up-to-it/
  11. ↑ http://www.stltoday.com/john-brunner-bio/article_595c6174-cdd7-11e1-b817-0019bb30f31a.html
  12. ↑ http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/brunner-touts-business-background-in-run-for-senate/article_546a7d69-f0af-5f49-816a-f4873647b9fe.html
  13. ↑ http://www.stltoday.com/john-brunner-bio/article_595c6174-cdd7-11e1-b817-0019bb30f31a.html
  14. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2012/08/16/self-funded-candidates-struggle-in-senate-races/
  15. ↑ http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/u-s-senate-candidate-brunner-ups-personal-spending-to-million/article_f037bade-dcf6-11e1-8e66-001a4bcf6878.html
  16. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/todd-akin-says-paul-ryan-personally-urged-him-to-drop-senate-bid/2012/08/22/968392d4-ec4a-11e1-9ddc-340d5efb1e9c_story.html
  17. ↑ http://www.wsj.com/articles/sen-mccaskills-cynic-cure-1439487257
  18. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/21/news/la-pn-todd-akin-departure-despite-slim-poll-lead-20120821
  19. ↑ http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/brunner-formally-launches-campaign-for-governor-vows-to-rein-in/article_60dc0f32-ee11-527c-912b-860066a09f34.html


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