Fox Corporation ·FOXA

Four operating CEOs run Fox under an executive-chair CEO

Media · Fortune #308 · Divisional structure · 10K employees · New York, New York

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CEO span

↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)

2.8

Avg span

moderate

Max depth

3 levels

4.7 yr

Avg tenure

stable vs FY2024

67%

Internal hires

↑ above industry avg

Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-06-30 · 10-K

Revenue

$16.3B

Net income

$2.3B

Total assets

$23.2B

Sourced from Fox Corporation DEF 14A · filed 2025-09-25 ↗ View on SEC

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Four operating CEOs report directly to Fox’s executive-chair CEO, an uncommon portfolio model for a major media company. This page maps Fox’s divisional structure, executive team, financial segments, recent leadership changes, and peer comparisons.

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Latest signal John P. Nallen moved into President and Chief Operating Officer

Title expanded from COO to President and COO effective Feb 7, 2025.

Source · See change log

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The people

Who's running this

11 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.

internal

Lachlan K. Murdoch

Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer

Executive

7 yr

18 reports

internal

John P. Nallen

President and Chief Operating Officer

Executive

6 yr

0 reports

Steven Tomsic

Chief Financial Officer

Finance

2 yr

3 reports

internal

Paul Cheesbrough

Chief Technology Officer

Technology

6 yr

3 reports

internal

Suzanne Scott

Chief Executive Officer, Fox News Media

Fox News Media

7 yr

0 reports

internal

Eric Shanks

Chief Executive Officer, Fox Sports

Fox Sports

5 yr

0 reports

Rob Wade

Chief Executive Officer, Fox Entertainment

Fox Entertainment

4 yr

0 reports

internal

Jack Abernethy

Chief Executive Officer, Fox Television Stations

Television Stations

6 yr

0 reports

Anjali Sud

Chief Executive Officer, Tubi

Tubi Streaming

3 yr

0 reports

Adam G. Ciongoli

Chief Legal and Policy Officer

Legal & Policy

2 yr

2 reports

Stephen Dash

Chief Executive Officer, Credible

Credible

4 yr

0 reports

The pay

Executive compensation

From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 4 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.

Lachlan K. Murdoch $33.0M

Base salary: $3.00M
Stock awards: $10.59M
Option awards: $2.75M
Non-equity incentive: $10.68M
Pension change: $3.96M
Other: $2.00M
Fiscal year: FY2025
Source: SEC DEF 14A ↗

John P. Nallen $15.3M

Base salary: $2.00M
Stock awards: $4.82M
Option awards: $1.25M
Non-equity incentive: $5.34M
Pension change: $1.72M
Other: $156K
Fiscal year: FY2025
Source: SEC DEF 14A ↗

Steven Tomsic $10.3M

Base salary: $1.75M
Stock awards: $2.89M
Option awards: $750K
Non-equity incentive: $4.89M
Other: $37K
Fiscal year: FY2025
Source: SEC DEF 14A ↗

Adam Ciongoli $10.4M

Base salary: $1.75M
Stock awards: $2.89M
Option awards: $750K
Non-equity incentive: $4.89M
Other: $80K
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

Stock ownership guidelines apply to executives and directors per proxy.

The businesses

How Fox Corporation divides the work

4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.

Fox News Media

3K employees

CEO, Fox News Media (Suzanne Scott)

Produces and distributes cable and digital news and opinion programming.

$6.9B rev FY2025

Fox Sports

2K employees

CEO, Fox Sports (Eric Shanks)

National sports broadcasting and rights production including NFL and MLB.

Television

3K employees

CEO, Fox Television Stations (Jack Abernethy)

Broadcast network, owned-and-operated stations, and production units.

$9.3B rev FY2025

Tubi

700 employees

CEO, Tubi (Anjali Sud)

Advertising-supported streaming video platform.

The thesis

Why this org is unusual

Four separate operating CEOs—Fox News Media, Fox Sports, Fox Entertainment, and Fox Television Stations—report directly to Lachlan Murdoch.

This divisional structure gives each major content engine full P&L ownership while corporate functions remain lean.

Unlike peers that consolidate operations under a single COO, Fox uses a portfolio-CEO model suited to politically sensitive news, live sports rights, and advertising-driven TV. The President/COO role focuses on coordination and capital allocation rather than line management.

Multiple operating CEOs report directly to the CEO
No Chief Content Officer role
Lean corporate center

The comparison

How Fox Corporation stacks up

Compared with Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery, Fox is structurally simpler, having divested studios and international assets. Its peer set shows heavier use of COOs and matrixed product leadership, whereas Fox keeps divisions cleanly separated with direct CEO accountability.

C-suite size

Fox Corporation

Walt Disney Company

Warner Bros. Discovery

Paramount Global

Comcast

Netflix

Reporting depth

Fox Corporation

3 levels

Walt Disney Company

6 levels

Warner Bros. Discovery

6 levels

Paramount Global

5 levels

Comcast

6 levels

Netflix

4 levels

Avg C-suite tenure

Fox Corporation

5 yr

Walt Disney Company

5 yr

Warner Bros. Discovery

4 yr

Paramount Global

4 yr

Comcast

6 yr

Netflix

7 yr

Has COO / Has CAIO

Fox Corporation ✓ COO — no CAIO

Walt Disney Company ✓ COO — no CAIO

Warner Bros. Discovery ✓ COO — no CAIO

Paramount Global — no COO — no CAIO

Comcast ✓ COO ✓ CAIO

Netflix — no COO — no CAIO

Current signals

What changed recently

The most significant change was John Nallen’s elevation to President and COO in February 2025.

Date not confirmed promoted
John P. Nallen President and Chief Operating Officer
Title expanded from COO to President and COO effective Feb 7, 2025.
Source
Date not confirmed new
Anjali Sud CEO, Tubi
Appointed CEO of Tubi in 2023 to accelerate streaming growth.
Source
Date not confirmed departed
K. Rupert Murdoch Chair
Retired as Chair and became Chairman Emeritus in Nov 2023.
Source

Leadership Timeline

Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.

FY2025

DEF 14A filed 2025-09-25

CEO: Lachlan K. Murdoch
CEO span: 9
C-suite: 4
Avg tenure: 4.5 yr

Portfolio model with multiple operating CEOs reporting directly to the CEO.

Named executive officers (4)

Lachlan K. Murdoch - CEO since 2018
John P. Nallen - President and COO since 2019
Steven Tomsic - CFO since 2023
Adam Ciongoli - Chief Legal and Policy Officer since 2023

FY2024

DEF 14A filed 2024-09-26

CEO: Lachlan K. Murdoch
CEO span: 8
C-suite: 4
Avg tenure: 4.2 yr

COO role not yet expanded to President.

Named executive officers (4)

Lachlan K. Murdoch - CEO since 2018
John P. Nallen - COO since 2019
Steven Tomsic - CFO since 2023
Adam Ciongoli - Chief Legal and Policy Officer since 2023

FY2023

DEF 14A filed 2023-09-28

CEO: Lachlan K. Murdoch
CEO span: 8
C-suite: 5
Avg tenure: 5.1 yr

Transition year for legal leadership.

Named executive officers (5)

Lachlan K. Murdoch - CEO since 2018
John P. Nallen - COO since 2019
Steven Tomsic - CFO since 2023
Viet D. Dinh - Chief Legal and Policy Officer since 2018
Adam Ciongoli - Incoming Chief Legal and Policy Officer since 2023

Year-over-year changes

FY2024 → FY2025

The main change was the elevation of the COO role to President and COO, increasing CEO span.

CEO span: 8 → 9
Avg tenure: 4.2 → 4.5 yr

promoted John P. Nallen - President and COO (was COO) (DEF 14A filed 2025-09-25)

FY2023 → FY2024

Legal leadership transitioned, reducing C-suite size and average tenure.

CEO span: 8 → 8
C-suite size: 5 → 4
Avg tenure: 5.1 → 4.2 yr

departed Viet D. Dinh - Chief Legal and Policy Officer (was Chief Legal and Policy Officer) (DEF 14A filed 2024-09-26)

The board

Board of directors

4 directors. 3 of 4 independent (75%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.

Lachlan K. Murdoch

Chair Inside

Executive Chair and CEO, Fox Corporation

Director since 2019 · Age 54

Also on: News Corporation

Chase Carey

Lead Indep. Independent

Senior Advisor

Director since 2019

Paul D. Ryan

Independent

Former Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives

Director since 2019

Margaret L. Johnson

Independent

Vice Chair, Microsoft

Director since 2021

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

Paul D. Ryan Chair
Margaret L. Johnson

Compensation Committee

100% independent

Chase Carey Chair
Margaret L. Johnson

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the CEO of Fox Corporation?

Lachlan K. Murdoch has served as Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer since October 2018.

What type of organizational structure does Fox use?

Fox uses a divisional structure with separate CEOs for news, sports, entertainment, and television stations.

How many direct reports does Fox's CEO have?

Lachlan Murdoch has nine direct reports, including four operating division CEOs.

How has Fox's leadership changed recently?

In February 2025, John Nallen’s role was expanded to President and COO, strengthening coordination across divisions.

Who reports directly to Fox's CEO?

The CEO is directly supported by the President/COO, CFO, Chief Legal and Policy Officer, CTO, and the CEOs of Fox News, Fox Sports, Fox Entertainment, Fox Television Stations, Tubi, and Credible.

Sources

Form 8-K, Feb 2025
Company Newsroom, 2023
Company Newsroom, Nov 2023
SEC EDGAR: Fox Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement
SEC EDGAR: Fox Corporation 10-K Annual Report

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