internal
Kevin Murphy
President & Chief Executive Officer
Executive
7 yr
6 reports
Ferguson Enterprises Inc. ·FERG
Functional structure with COO overseeing supply chain expansion
Wholesalers · Fortune #146 · Functional structure · 35K employees · Newport News, VA
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6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 7)
1
Avg span
tight
2
Max depth
2 levels
3.6 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
67%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-07-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$30.8B
Operating income
$2.6B
Net income
$1.9B
Total assets
$17.7B
Shares out
196M
Sourced from Ferguson Enterprises Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-16 ↗ View on SEC
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Ferguson Enterprises operates a tightly centralized functional structure, highlighted by a recently expanded COO role overseeing supply chain and facilities. This page maps the executive team, analyzes reporting lines, tracks leadership changes, and compares Ferguson’s structure with key distribution 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 Bill Thees moved into Chief Operating Officer
Promoted effective February 1, 2025 with expanded oversight of supply chain and facilities.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Create a Chief AI Officer role reporting to the CEO to accelerate analytics, pricing, and supply chain optimization.
- Move Strategy Under COO Shift the Chief Strategy Officer to report to the COO, tightening execution alignment between strategy and operations.
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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
Bill Brundage
Chief Financial Officer
Finance
6 yr
0 reports
internal
Bill Thees
Chief Operating Officer
Operations
1 yr
0 reports
internal
Ian Graham
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Legal
4 yr
0 reports
Andy Paisley
Chief Digital & Information Officer
Technology
2 yr
0 reports
Jake Schlicher
Chief Strategy Officer
Strategy
2 yr
0 reports
internal
Bo Camposano
Senior Vice President, Waterworks
Waterworks
3 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 2 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Kevin Murphy $14.1M
- Base salary
- $1.46M
- Stock awards
- $7.81M
- Option awards
- $1.93M
- Non-equity incentive
- $2.63M
- Other
- $312K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Bill Brundage $4.9M
- Base salary
- $819K
- Stock awards
- $2.34M
- Option awards
- $578K
- Non-equity incentive
- $925K
- Other
- $193K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How Ferguson Enterprises Inc. divides the work
5 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Finance
800 employees
Chief Financial Officer (Bill Brundage)
Oversees financial planning, reporting, treasury, tax, and investor relations.
Operations & Supply Chain
25K employees
Chief Operating Officer (Bill Thees)
Manages branch operations, supply chain, distribution centers, and facilities.
Digital & IT
1K employees
Chief Digital & Information Officer (Andy Paisley)
Leads enterprise systems, digital tools, data platforms, and cybersecurity.
Legal & Governance
200 employees
Chief Legal Officer (Ian Graham)
Responsible for legal affairs, compliance, corporate governance, and SEC reporting.
Waterworks
4K employees
SVP Waterworks (Bo Camposano)
Runs the Waterworks business serving municipal water and wastewater customers.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Ferguson’s most distinctive structural feature is its classic functional model reinforced by a recently elevated COO role with expanded supply chain authority.
The CEO maintains direct oversight of all major functions, including finance, operations, legal, digital, strategy, and a key commercial vertical (Waterworks), resulting in a relatively wide CEO span for a wholesaler of this size.
The January 2025 elevation of Bill Thees to Chief Operating Officer formalized operational control over supply chain and facilities, clarifying accountability in a business where logistics and branch execution are core value drivers. Unlike more divisional peers, Ferguson does not place multiple business-unit presidents between the CEO and functions, signaling centralized control and scale leverage.
- COO role expanded in 2025
- Functional org with limited divisional layering
The comparison
How Ferguson Enterprises Inc. stacks up
Compared with other large North American distributors, Ferguson’s structure is more centralized and functional. Peers such as W.W. Grainger and Fastenal similarly emphasize functional leadership, but many diversified distributors add divisional presidents with P&L ownership. Ferguson’s lack of multiple segment CEOs …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Ferguson Enterprises Inc.
2 levels
4 levels
4 levels
5 levels
HD Supply
4 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Ferguson Enterprises Inc. ✓ COO — no CAIO
HD Supply ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most significant recent change was Bill Thees’ promotion to Chief Operating Officer in early 2025, expanding centralized operational control.
- promotedBill Thees Chief Operating Officer
Promoted effective February 1, 2025 with expanded oversight of supply chain and facilities.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-16
- CEO
- Kevin Murphy
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 3.6 yr
COO role formalized and expanded during the year.
Named executive officers (6)
- Kevin Murphy - President & CEO since 2019
- Bill Brundage - CFO since 2019
- Bill Thees - COO since 2025
- Ian Graham - Chief Legal Officer since 2022
- Andy Paisley - Chief Digital & Information Officer since 2024
- Jake Schlicher - Chief Strategy Officer since 2024
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-10-15
- CEO
- Kevin Murphy
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 4.2 yr
Operations led by an SVP rather than a formal COO.
Named executive officers (5)
- Kevin Murphy - President & CEO since 2019
- Bill Brundage - CFO since 2019
- Ian Graham - Chief Legal Officer since 2022
- Andy Paisley - Chief Digital & Information Officer since 2024
- Bill Thees - Senior Vice President since 2022
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-10-01
- CEO
- Kevin Murphy
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 4
- Avg tenure
- 5.1 yr
Lean C-suite prior to digital and strategy role additions.
Named executive officers (4)
- Kevin Murphy - President & CEO since 2019
- Bill Brundage - CFO since 2019
- Ian Graham - Chief Legal Officer since 2022
- Bill Thees - Senior Vice President since 2022
Year-over-year changes
Digital leadership was added, modestly expanding the CEO’s span and refreshing the C-suite.
- CEO span: 4 → 5
- C-suite size: 4 → 5
- Avg tenure: 5.1 → 4.2 yr
- new Andy Paisley - Chief Digital & Information Officer (DEF 14A, 2025-10-15)
The COO role was formalized and a strategy function added, increasing centralization under the CEO.
- CEO span: 5 → 6
- C-suite size: 5 → 6
- Avg tenure: 4.2 → 3.6 yr
- promoted Bill Thees - Chief Operating Officer (was Senior Vice President) (Form 8-K, 2025-01-10)
- new Jake Schlicher - Chief Strategy Officer (DEF 14A, 2026-03-16)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Ferguson Enterprises?
Kevin Murphy has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since 2019.
What type of organizational structure does Ferguson Enterprises use?
Ferguson operates a predominantly functional organizational structure with centralized leadership over major functions.
How many direct reports does Ferguson Enterprises's CEO have?
The CEO has six direct reports, covering finance, operations, legal, digital, strategy, and Waterworks.
How has Ferguson Enterprises's leadership changed recently?
In February 2025, Bill Thees was promoted to Chief Operating Officer, expanding his oversight to supply chain and facilities.
Does Ferguson Enterprises have a COO?
Yes. Bill Thees has served as Chief Operating Officer since February 2025.
Sources
- Form 8-K, Jan 10 2025
- SEC EDGAR: Ferguson Enterprises Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Ferguson Enterprises Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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