internal
Todd M. Schneider
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
4 yr
5 reports
Cintas Corporation ·CTAS
Founder-family chairman retained alongside professional CEO
Business Services · Fortune #427 · Functional structure · 46K employees · Cincinnati, Ohio
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4
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
4
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
3 levels
3.25 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
75%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-05-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$10.3B
Operating income
$2.4B
Net income
$1.8B
Total assets
$9.8B
Shares out
403M
Sourced from Cintas Corporation DEF 14A · filed 2025-09-16 ↗ View on SEC
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Founder-family chairman retained alongside professional CEO. This page maps Cintas’ executive structure, highlights its internally promoted leadership team, summarizes recent CFO succession, and compares its governance model with key business-services peers.
What to model
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Latest signal Scott A. Garula moved into Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Appointed CFO effective June 1, 2025 after serving as President of Rental Division.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to accelerate automation and data-driven route optimization.
- Executive Chairman Retires Executive Chairman role is removed, consolidating leadership fully under the CEO and independent board chair.
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The people
Who's running this
5 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Scott D. Farmer
Executive Chairman of the Board
Board / Executive
5 yr
0 reports
internal
James N. Rozakis
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Operations
3 yr
0 reports
internal
Scott A. Garula
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
1 yr
0 reports
D. Brock Denton
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Legal
4 yr
0 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.
Todd M. Schneider $9.2M
- Base salary
- $1.11M
- Stock awards
- $5.59M
- Option awards
- $2.51M
- Non-equity incentive
- $35K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
Proxy describes stock ownership guidelines but does not quantify multiples.
The businesses
How Cintas Corporation divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Operations
38K employees
Chief Operating Officer (James N. Rozakis)
Oversees all operating divisions, route services, and enterprise sales execution.
Finance
1K employees
Chief Financial Officer (Scott A. Garula)
Responsible for financial reporting, treasury, planning, and corporate development.
Legal & Compliance
300 employees
General Counsel (D. Brock Denton)
Manages legal affairs, compliance, risk management, and corporate governance.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Cintas operates with a distinctive split leadership model in which the founder-family Executive Chairman remains active alongside a professional CEO.
This structure preserves deep institutional knowledge and cultural continuity while day-to-day control resides with the CEO. The CEO’s span is relatively tight, with core functional leaders in operations, finance and legal reporting directly, reinforcing disciplined execution. Notably, long internal tenures and promotions-from-within dominate the C-suite, supporting operational consistency across its route-based services model.
- Founder-family executive chairman role retained
- High internal promotion across C-suite
The comparison
How Cintas Corporation stacks up
Compared with peers in business services and outsourcing, Cintas stands out for retaining an Executive Chairman with deep operating history rather than a purely independent chair. Its CEO span is smaller than peers like Aramark or ABM, reflecting a more centralized operating model. The company’s internal promotion rate …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Cintas Corporation
3 levels
5 levels
5 levels
Rentokil Initial
6 levels
UniFirst
4 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Cintas Corporation ✓ COO — no CAIO
Rentokil Initial — no COO — no CAIO
UniFirst ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most significant change was the planned CFO succession, with Scott Garula promoted following J. Michael Hansen’s retirement in mid‑2025.
- promotedScott A. Garula Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Appointed CFO effective June 1, 2025 after serving as President of Rental Division.
Source - departedJ. Michael Hansen Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Retired from CFO role effective May 31, 2025; transitioned to Assistant to the CEO.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2025-09-16
- CEO
- Todd M. Schneider
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3.2 yr
Year marked by planned CFO retirement and succession announcement.
Named executive officers (5)
- Todd M. Schneider - President and CEO since 2021
- Scott D. Farmer - Executive Chairman since 2021
- J. Michael Hansen - EVP & CFO since 2018
- James N. Rozakis - EVP & COO since 2023
- D. Brock Denton - SVP, General Counsel since 2021
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2024-09-19
- CEO
- Todd M. Schneider
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3.5 yr
Stable executive team with founder-family chairman structure.
Named executive officers (5)
- Todd M. Schneider - President and CEO since 2021
- Scott D. Farmer - Executive Chairman since 2021
- J. Michael Hansen - EVP & CFO since 2018
- James N. Rozakis - EVP & COO since 2023
- D. Brock Denton - SVP, General Counsel since 2021
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2023-09-20
- CEO
- Todd M. Schneider
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3.8 yr
COO role elevated to enterprise scope.
Named executive officers (5)
- Todd M. Schneider - President and CEO since 2021
- Scott D. Farmer - Executive Chairman since 2021
- J. Michael Hansen - EVP & CFO since 2018
- James N. Rozakis - EVP & COO since 2023
- D. Brock Denton - SVP, General Counsel since 2021
Year-over-year changes
Fiscal 2025 reflects a smooth CFO succession with no change to CEO span or overall structure.
- CEO span: 4 → 4
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 3.5 → 3.2 yr
- retitled Scott A. Garula - Executive Vice President & CFO (was President, Rental Division) (8-K Filing, April 4, 2025)
The board
Board of directors
3 directors. 1 of 3 independent (33%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Todd M. Schneider
Inside
President & CEO, Cintas
Scott D. Farmer
Chair Inside
Executive Chairman, Cintas
Joseph Scaminace
Lead Indep. Independent
Former CEO, Vectra Corporation
The board, organized
Board committees
1 standing committees. Audit and Compensation must be 100% independent under SEC rules; the rest vary.
Audit Committee
100% independent
- Joseph Scaminace Chair
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Cintas?
Todd M. Schneider has served as President and CEO since 2021.
What type of organizational structure does Cintas use?
Cintas primarily uses a functional structure with centralized executive oversight.
How many direct reports does Cintas's CEO have?
The CEO has four core executive direct reports.
How has Cintas's leadership changed recently?
In 2025, the company executed a planned CFO transition with Scott Garula succeeding J. Michael Hansen.
Does Cintas have a COO?
Yes. James N. Rozakis has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since 2023.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, April 4, 2025
- SEC EDGAR: Cintas Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Cintas Corporation 10-K Annual Report
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