William M. Brown
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
2 yr
16 reports
Leadership change William M. Brown became CEO · DEF 14A, 2025-03-26
3M Company ·MMM
Two Group Presidents run 3M’s entire operating P&L
Chemicals · Fortune #174 · Functional structure · 62K employees · St. Paul, MN
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6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 9)
2.4
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
2.8 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
33%
Internal hires
↓ below industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$24.9B
Operating income
$4.6B
Net income
$3.2B
Total assets
$37.7B
Shares out
527M
Sourced from 3M Company DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-25 ↗ View on SEC
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Two Group Presidents control all of 3M’s operating businesses, an unusually concentrated P&L structure for a Fortune 200 industrial. This page maps 3M’s functional executive model, profiles the leadership team, analyzes reporting spans, and compares the structure with diversified industrial peers.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Neil G. Mitchill, Jr. joined as Board Director
Elected to the Board effective February 6, 2026.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to centralize AI strategy and accelerate digital transformation.
- Add Chief Operating Officer Insert a COO layer above the Group Presidents to reduce CEO operating span and standardize execution.
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The people
Who's running this
7 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Wendy A. Bauer
Group President, Transportation and Electronics
Operations
1 yr
3 reports
internal
Christian T. Goralski
Group President, Safety and Industrial
Operations
2 yr
3 reports
Anurag Maheshwari
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
1 yr
2 reports
internal
Kevin H. Rhodes
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Affairs Officer and Secretary
Legal
10 yr
2 reports
Open Role
Chief Technology Officer
R&D
1 yr
0 reports
Open Role
Chief Human Resources Officer
Human Resources
1 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 5 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
William M. Brown $21.0M
- Base salary
- $1.80M
- Bonus
- $7.75M
- Stock awards
- $7.00M
- Option awards
- $3.75M
- Non-equity incentive
- $705K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Anurag Maheshwari $7.5M
- Base salary
- $1.07M
- Bonus
- $3.46M
- Stock awards
- $1.08M
- Option awards
- $1.53M
- Non-equity incentive
- $350K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Wendy A. Bauer $5.2M
- Base salary
- $829K
- Bonus
- $2.52M
- Stock awards
- $785K
- Option awards
- $912K
- Non-equity incentive
- $113K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Christian T. Goralski $5.4M
- Base salary
- $805K
- Bonus
- $2.52M
- Stock awards
- $785K
- Option awards
- $1.09M
- Non-equity incentive
- $181K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Kevin H. Rhodes $6.7M
- Base salary
- $933K
- Bonus
- $2.36M
- Stock awards
- $733K
- Option awards
- $998K
- Non-equity incentive
- $1.62M
- Other
- $98K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How 3M Company divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Transportation and Electronics
22K employees
Group President (Wendy A. Bauer)
Provides advanced materials and systems for automotive, electronics, and transportation markets.
Safety and Industrial
26K employees
Group President (Christian T. Goralski)
Delivers personal safety, industrial adhesives, and abrasives serving global industrial customers.
Finance
3K employees
EVP & CFO (Anurag Maheshwari)
Oversees financial strategy, reporting, treasury, and capital allocation.
Legal & Compliance
800 employees
EVP, Chief Legal Affairs Officer (Kevin H. Rhodes)
Manages litigation, regulatory compliance, governance, and corporate secretary functions.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Two Group Presidents—Transportation & Electronics and Safety & Industrial—own essentially all operating P&L at 3M, with no additional divisional CEOs between them and the CEO.
This creates a highly concentrated operating span at the top, with functional leaders (CFO, Legal, HR, Technology) clearly separated from business ownership. The structure reflects a classic functional model layered onto a simplified two‑group operating design.
The CEO’s span of control is moderate at six direct reports, but only two carry revenue accountability. This concentrates accountability while allowing the CEO to drive enterprise-wide transformation, cost control, and litigation strategy—critical given 3M’s recent legal and portfolio actions. The absence of a COO keeps operating responsibility squarely with the Group Presidents rather than a central operator.
- Only two Group Presidents own all operating segments
- No COO role
- Functional leaders separated from P&L ownership
The comparison
How 3M Company stacks up
Compared with diversified industrial peers, 3M’s structure is unusually consolidated at the business-unit level. Companies like Honeywell and GE Aerospace typically interpose segment CEOs or COOs, while DuPont and Dow operate with more numerous segment presidents. 3M’s two‑group model reduces complexity but increases …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
3M Company
3 levels
5 levels
5 levels
5 levels
6 levels
5 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
3M Company — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential recent change was William M. Brown’s appointment as CEO in 2024, followed by continued Board refreshment in 2025–2026.
- new
- departed
- new
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-25
- CEO
- William M. Brown
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 2.8 yr
First full proxy reflecting Brown’s leadership team after transition.
Named executive officers (5)
- William M. Brown - CEO since 2024
- Anurag Maheshwari - CFO since 2024
- Wendy A. Bauer - Group President since 2024
- Christian T. Goralski - Group President
- Kevin H. Rhodes - Chief Legal Officer
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-26
- CEO
- William M. Brown
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 3.1 yr
Transition year with new CEO and multiple external hires.
Named executive officers (5)
- William M. Brown - CEO since 2024
- Anurag Maheshwari - CFO since 2024
- Wendy A. Bauer - Group President since 2024
- Christian T. Goralski - Group President
- Kevin H. Rhodes - Chief Legal Officer
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-26
- CEO
- Michael F. Roman
- CEO span
- 8
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 6.2 yr
More layered structure under prior CEO Roman.
Named executive officers (4)
- Michael F. Roman - CEO since 2018
- Monish Patolawala - CFO since 2020
- Bryan C. Hanson - Group President since 2019
- Kevin H. Rhodes - Chief Legal Officer
Year-over-year changes
CEO transition to Bill Brown significantly reduced average tenure and simplified structure.
- CEO span: 8 → 7
- C-suite size: 5 → 6
- Avg tenure: 6.2 → 3.1 yr
- new William M. Brown - CEO (DEF 14A, 2025-03-26)
Further consolidation left two Group Presidents owning all P&L.
- CEO span: 7 → 6
- C-suite size: 6 → 5
- Avg tenure: 3.1 → 2.8 yr
- reorg Operating Structure - Group Presidents (DEF 14A, 2026-03-25)
The board
Board of directors
7 directors. 6 of 7 independent (86%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
William M. Brown
Chair Inside
Chairman and CEO, 3M Company
James R. Fitterling
Lead Indep. Independent
Chair and CEO, Dow Inc.
Also on: Dow Inc.
Audrey Choi
Independent
Former CSO, Morgan Stanley
Anne H. Chow
Independent
Former CEO, AT&T Business
David P. Bozeman
Independent
CEO, C.H. Robinson Worldwide
Thomas W. Sweet
Independent
Former CFO, Dell Technologies
Also on: Dell Technologies
Neil G. Mitchill, Jr.
Independent
EVP & CFO, RTX Corporation
Also on: RTX Corporation
The board, organized
Board committees
2 standing committees. Audit and Compensation must be 100% independent under SEC rules; the rest vary.
Audit Committee
100% independent
- Thomas W. Sweet Chair
- Neil G. Mitchill, Jr.
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Compensation and Talent Committee
100% independent
- Anne H. Chow Chair
- David P. Bozeman
- James R. Fitterling
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of 3M?
William M. Brown has served as Chairman and CEO since May 1, 2024.
What type of organizational structure does 3M use?
3M operates a primarily functional structure with two Group Presidents owning all operating P&L.
How many direct reports does 3M's CEO have?
The CEO has six direct reports, including two Group Presidents and four functional executives.
How has 3M's leadership changed recently?
Recent changes include CEO Bill Brown’s 2024 appointment and ongoing Board refreshment in 2025–2026.
Who reports directly to 3M's CEO?
Direct reports include the CFO, Chief Legal Officer, two Group Presidents, the CHRO, and the CTO.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Feb 2026
- 8-K Filing, Aug 2025
- Company Newsroom, May 2024
- SEC EDGAR: 3M Company DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: 3M Company 10-K Annual Report
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