John G. Brunner
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 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 |
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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.[1]
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. .[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] He served as chairman at Vi-Jon until he retired as chief executive officer in 2009 and then as chairman in 2011.[7] During his tenure the company grew its annual sales from $23 million in 1994 to $300 million by 2006.[8] The year of his retirement (2009) Vi-Jon Laboratories had its best year financially, bringing in $600 million in sales for that year.[1]
Military career
John Brunner served in the United States Marine Corps as an Infantry Platoon Commander[7] going on active duty in 1974. He served on several deployments in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean[9] and served 14 years in the Marine Reserves.[7]
Political career
Brunner has previously run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in Missouri in 2012, coming in second place to U.S. Representative Todd Akin.[10][11][12][13][14] 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.[3] The Republican primary is August 2, 2016 and the general election is November 8, 2016.
References
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