internal
Jason M. Hollar
Chief Executive Officer
Executive
3 yr
19 reports
Cardinal Health, Inc. ·CAH
Two segment CEOs run nearly all operating P&L
Healthcare · Fortune #14 · Divisional structure · 48K employees · Dublin, OH
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6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
2.6
Avg span
moderate
4
Max depth
4 levels
4.8 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
67%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-06-30 · 10-K
Revenue
$222.6B
Operating income
$2.3B
Net income
$1.6B
Total assets
$53.1B
Shares out
239M
Sourced from Cardinal Health, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2025-09-16 ↗ View on SEC
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Two segment CEOs run nearly all operating P&L at Cardinal Health. This page maps the divisional structure, executive team, recent leadership changes, and peer comparisons, highlighting how Pharma and GMPD dominate decision-making under a lean corporate center.
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 Gregory B. Kenny departed as Board Chair
Retired from the Board and as Chair effective March 20, 2026.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer to centralize data, automation, and AI strategy across both segments.
- Add COO to integrate segments Insert a COO to coordinate Pharma and GMPD operations, reducing CEO span.
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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.
internal
Deborah L. Weitzman
Chief Executive Officer, Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions
Pharma
3 yr
2 reports
internal
Stephen M. Mason
Chief Executive Officer, Global Medical Products and Distribution
Medical Products
6 yr
2 reports
Aaron E. Alt
Chief Financial Officer
Finance
3 yr
3 reports
Michelle D. Greene
EVP, Chief Information Officer and Customer Support Services
IT
4 yr
2 reports
Ola M. Snow
Chief Human Resources Officer
HR
7 yr
2 reports
Jessica L. Mayer
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Legal
7 yr
2 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Jason M. Hollar $19.0M
- Base salary
- $1.49M
- Stock awards
- $13.43M
- Non-equity incentive
- $3.55M
- Other
- $501K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How Cardinal Health, Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions
22K employees
CEO, Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions (Deborah L. Weitzman)
Distributes branded and specialty pharmaceuticals and provides related services.
Global Medical Products and Distribution
20K employees
CEO, Global Medical Products and Distribution (Stephen M. Mason)
Manufactures and distributes medical and surgical products globally.
Corporate Functions
6K employees
Chief Executive Officer (Jason M. Hollar)
Provides enterprise finance, HR, legal, and IT services.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Two segment CEOs — Pharmaceutical and Specialty Solutions and Global Medical Products and Distribution — carry nearly all operating P&L responsibility, reporting directly to the CEO.
This divisional design concentrates execution authority in the businesses rather than in functional chiefs. Finance, HR, Legal, and IT operate as enterprise enablers with limited P&L authority, while segment CEOs have deep operational benches. The structure reflects Cardinal Health’s scale distribution economics and regulatory complexity.
- Segment CEOs hold CEO titles
- No standalone COO role
The comparison
How Cardinal Health, Inc. stacks up
Peers such as McKesson and AmerisourceBergen also use divisional models, but Cardinal Health is distinctive in elevating both segment leaders to CEO titles rather than Presidents. Compared with distributors that rely more heavily on a COO layer, Cardinal Health pushes coordination directly to the CEO, resulting in a …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Cardinal Health, Inc.
4 levels
5 levels
5 levels
5 levels
Owens & Minor
5 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Cardinal Health, Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
Owens & Minor ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
Board leadership transitioned in March 2026 with Patricia Hemingway Hall becoming Chair.
- departed
- new
- departedMary C. Scherer Chief Accounting Officer
Announced retirement effective February 2027; search initiated on March 2, 2026.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2025-09-16
- CEO
- Jason M. Hollar
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 7
- Avg tenure
- 4.5 yr
Two segment CEOs already in place.
Named executive officers (5)
- Jason M. Hollar - CEO since 2022
- Aaron E. Alt - CFO since 2023
- Deborah L. Weitzman - CEO, Pharma since 2022
- Stephen M. Mason - CEO, GMPD since 2019
- Jessica L. Mayer - CLCO since 2019
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2024-09-15
- CEO
- Jason M. Hollar
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 7
- Avg tenure
- 4 yr
Stable divisional leadership.
Named executive officers (3)
- Jason M. Hollar - CEO since 2022
- Deborah L. Weitzman - CEO, Pharma since 2022
- Stephen M. Mason - CEO, GMPD since 2019
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2023-09-14
- CEO
- Jason M. Hollar
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 3.8 yr
Early phase of Hollar tenure.
Named executive officers (2)
- Jason M. Hollar - CEO since 2022
- Stephen M. Mason - CEO, GMPD since 2019
Year-over-year changes
CEO span widened as enterprise functions expanded.
- CEO span: 5 → 6
- C-suite size: 6 → 7
- Avg tenure: 3.8 → 4 yr
- reorg Enterprise - Segment structure (DEF 14A 2024)
CFO succession completed with external hire.
- CEO span: 6 → 6
- C-suite size: 7 → 7
- Avg tenure: 4 → 4.5 yr
- new Aaron E. Alt - Chief Financial Officer (DEF 14A 2025)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Cardinal Health?
Jason M. Hollar has served as CEO since September 2022.
What type of organizational structure does Cardinal Health use?
Cardinal Health uses a divisional structure centered on two major operating segments.
How many direct reports does Cardinal Health's CEO have?
The CEO has six direct reports, including two segment CEOs and four functional chiefs.
How has Cardinal Health's leadership changed recently?
In March 2026, the Board Chair transitioned from Gregory B. Kenny to Patricia A. Hemingway Hall.
Who reports directly to Cardinal Health's CEO?
The CFO, two segment CEOs, CHRO, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, and CIO report directly.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Mar 23 2026
- 8-K Filing, Mar 5 2026
- SEC EDGAR: Cardinal Health, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Cardinal Health, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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