R. Bruce McDonald
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
1 yr
24 reports
Dana Incorporated ·DAN
Two segment presidents run Dana beneath an interim CEO
Motor Vehicles & Parts · Fortune #410 · Divisional structure · 40K employees · Maumee, Ohio
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5
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
3.2
Avg span
moderate
4
Max depth
4 levels
2.4 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
60%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$7.5B
Operating income
$139M
Net income
$85M
Total assets
$7.8B
Shares out
109M
Sourced from Dana Incorporated DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-13 ↗ View on SEC
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Two segment presidents run Dana beneath an interim CEO, with Light Vehicle and Commercial Vehicle Systems leading execution. This page maps Dana’s divisional structure, executive team, and reporting depth, analyzes span and tenure, and compares the model with automotive peers.
What to model
Use the chart to test org decisions, not just view reporting lines
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 Byron S. Foster joined as President and Chief Executive Officer (designate)
Appointed CEO effective July 1, 2026.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief Operating Officer Introduce a COO to integrate operations across both segments and reduce CEO span.
- Move Strategy under CFO Shift Corporate Development and Strategy under the CFO to tighten capital allocation discipline.
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The people
Who's running this
6 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Byron S. Foster
Senior Vice President and President, Light Vehicle Systems
Light Vehicle Systems
4 yr
5 reports
internal
Timothy R. Kraus
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
4 yr
4 reports
Brian K. Pour
Senior Vice President and President, Commercial Vehicle Systems
Commercial Vehicle Systems
2 yr
4 reports
internal
Douglas H. Liedberg
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer and Corporate Secretary
Legal & HR
1 yr
4 reports
Open Role
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Corporate
1 yr
2 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.
R. Bruce McDonald $5.6M
- Base salary
- $1.30M
- Stock awards
- $4.12M
- Other
- $185K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Timothy R. Kraus $5.1M
- Base salary
- $800K
- Stock awards
- $2.60M
- Non-equity incentive
- $1.60M
- Other
- $105K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Byron S. Foster $3.7M
- Base salary
- $660K
- Stock awards
- $1.98M
- Non-equity incentive
- $990K
- Other
- $75K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Brian K. Pour $3.8M
- Base salary
- $625K
- Bonus
- $750K
- Stock awards
- $1.41M
- Non-equity incentive
- $938K
- Other
- $71K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Douglas H. Liedberg $3.6M
- Base salary
- $620K
- Stock awards
- $1.33M
- Non-equity incentive
- $930K
- Other
- $736K
- 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
6×CEO base salary
3×NEO base salary
5×Director cash retainer
Executives are subject to stock ownership guidelines expressed as multiples of base salary.
| Holder | Shares | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| R. Bruce McDonald | 777K | <1% |
| Timothy R. Kraus | 195K | <1% |
| Byron S. Foster | 145K | <1% |
| Brian K. Pour | 20K | <1% |
| Douglas H. Liedberg | 210K | <1% |
The businesses
How Dana Incorporated divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Light Vehicle Systems
22K employees
President, Light Vehicle Systems (Byron S. Foster)
Designs and manufactures driveline, sealing, and thermal systems for light vehicles.
Commercial Vehicle Systems
12K employees
President, Commercial Vehicle Systems (Brian K. Pour)
Provides axles, driveshafts, and propulsion systems for commercial vehicles.
Finance
2K employees
Chief Financial Officer (Timothy R. Kraus)
Oversees financial planning, reporting, treasury, and controls.
Legal & Human Resources
1K employees
Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer (Douglas H. Liedberg)
Manages legal affairs, governance, compliance, and people operations.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Two operating segment presidents—Light Vehicle Systems and Commercial Vehicle Systems—run Dana beneath an interim CEO.
The chart shows both presidents reporting directly to the CEO, with full functional stacks beneath each, reinforcing divisional P&L ownership. Corporate functions remain lean, with Finance and Legal/HR centralized and no COO layer.
This structure reflects Dana’s post–Off-Highway divestiture focus on two core platforms. The absence of a COO keeps the CEO span wide, while segment presidents hold execution authority across engineering, operations, sales, and quality. The announced CEO succession elevating the LVS president underscores the board’s confidence in this divisional bench.
- No COO role
- Two segment presidents with full P&L
- Announced CEO succession from within
The comparison
How Dana Incorporated stacks up
Compared with peers like BorgWarner and Aptiv, Dana’s structure is more explicitly divisional, with presidents owning end-to-end responsibility. Some peers add a COO to integrate operations; Dana does not, relying instead on strong segment leadership. This increases CEO span but preserves accountability. Dana’s …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Dana Incorporated
4 levels
5 levels
Aptiv
5 levels
Magna International
6 levels
American Axle
5 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Dana Incorporated — no COO — no CAIO
Aptiv ✓ COO — no CAIO
Magna International ✓ COO — no CAIO
American Axle — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change is the announced CEO succession elevating segment president Byron Foster effective July 2026.
- newByron S. Foster President and Chief Executive Officer (designate)
Appointed CEO effective July 1, 2026.
Source - Date not confirmed reorgDana Portfolio simplification
Completed sale of Off-Highway business, refocusing on two core segments (Jan 1, 2026).
Source - Date not confirmed promotedDouglas H. Liedberg Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer
Assumed CHRO responsibilities in June 2025.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-13
- CEO
- R. Bruce McDonald
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 2.4 yr
Interim CEO structure with two segment presidents.
Named executive officers (5)
- R. Bruce McDonald - CEO since 2024
- Timothy R. Kraus - CFO since 2021
- Byron S. Foster - President, LVS since 2021
- Brian K. Pour - President, CVS since 2024
- Douglas H. Liedberg - Chief Legal & HR Officer since 2017
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-14
- CEO
- R. Bruce McDonald
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 2 yr
CEO transition underway.
Named executive officers (5)
- R. Bruce McDonald - Interim CEO since 2024
- Timothy R. Kraus - CFO since 2021
- Byron S. Foster - President, LVS since 2021
- Douglas H. Liedberg - Chief Legal Officer since 2017
- Brian K. Pour - President, CVS since 2024
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-15
- CEO
- Prior CEO
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3.5 yr
Pre-transition leadership.
Named executive officers (3)
- Timothy R. Kraus - CFO since 2021
- Byron S. Foster - President, LVS since 2021
- Douglas H. Liedberg - Chief Legal Officer since 2017
Year-over-year changes
Addition of a dedicated Commercial Vehicle Systems president expanded the CEO’s span.
- CEO span: 4 → 5
- C-suite size: 4 → 5
- Avg tenure: 2 → 2.4 yr
- new Brian K. Pour - President, Commercial Vehicle Systems (DEF 14A 2026-03-13)
Leadership reset following CEO change reduced average tenure.
- CEO span: 5 → 5
- C-suite size: 5 → 4
- Avg tenure: 3.5 → 2 yr
- reorg CEO Transition - Interim CEO appointed (DEF 14A 2025-03-14)
The board
Board of directors
8 directors. 7 of 8 independent (88%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
R. Bruce McDonald
Chair Inside
Chairman and CEO, Dana Incorporated
Also on: Andrew Peller Limited
Keith E. Wandell
Lead Indep. Independent
Ernesto M. Hernández
Independent
Bridget E. Karlin
Independent
Nora E. LaFreniere
Independent
Michael J. Mack, Jr.
Independent
H. Olivia Nelligan
Independent
Diarmuid B. O’Connell
Independent
The board, organized
Board committees
3 standing committees. Audit and Compensation must be 100% independent under SEC rules; the rest vary.
Audit Committee
100% independent
- Ernesto M. Hernández
- Bridget E. Karlin
- Nora E. LaFreniere
Compensation Committee
100% independent
- Ernesto M. Hernández
- Michael J. Mack, Jr.
Nominating & Governance Committee
100% independent
- H. Olivia Nelligan
- Diarmuid B. O’Connell
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Dana?
R. Bruce McDonald has served as Chairman, President and CEO since November 2024, with Byron Foster set to assume the CEO role on July 1, 2026.
What type of organizational structure does Dana use?
Dana uses a divisional structure centered on two operating segments: Light Vehicle Systems and Commercial Vehicle Systems.
How many direct reports does Dana's CEO have?
The CEO has five direct reports, including the CFO, two segment presidents, the Chief Legal and HR Officer, and Corporate Development.
How has Dana's leadership changed recently?
Dana announced a CEO succession in February 2026 and completed a major portfolio reorganization with the sale of its Off-Highway business.
Does Dana have a COO?
No. Dana operates without a COO, with segment presidents reporting directly to the CEO.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Feb 12 2026
- 10-K 2025
- DEF 14A, Mar 2026
- SEC EDGAR: Dana Incorporated DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Dana Incorporated 10-K Annual Report
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