Stephen D. Steinour
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
Executive
17 yr
21 reports
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated ·HBAN
Two line-of-business presidents sit directly under the CEO
Financials · Fortune #351 · Hybrid structure · 20K employees · Columbus, Ohio
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8
CEO span
near peer avg (8)
2.4
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
7 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2025
25%
Internal hires
↓ below industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$1.6B
Net income
$2.2B
Total assets
$225.1B
Shares out
2.03B
Sourced from Huntington Bancshares Incorporated DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-12 ↗ View on SEC
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Two line-of-business presidents report directly to Huntington’s CEO, an unusual structure for a $225B-asset regional bank. This page maps the enterprise org, executive team, and reporting lines, analyzes span of control and depth, and compares Huntington’s leadership model with peer banks.
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 Helga S. Houston changed role as Chief Risk Officer
Title changed to Senior Executive Vice President effective March 1, 2026.
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- Insert COO and move Risk Add a COO layer and move Risk and Operations under that role to reduce CEO span.
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The people
Who's running this
8 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Zachary J. Wasserman
Chief Financial Officer
Finance
7 yr
2 reports
Brant J. Standridge
President, Consumer & Regional Banking
Consumer Banking
4 yr
2 reports
internal
Scott D. Kleinman
President, Commercial Banking
Commercial Banking
6 yr
2 reports
Helga S. Houston
Chief Risk Officer
Risk
5 yr
2 reports
Open Role
Chief Technology & Operations Officer
Technology & Operations
1 yr
2 reports
Marcy C. Hingst
General Counsel
Legal
3 yr
2 reports
Open Role
Chief Human Resources Officer
Human Resources
1 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.
Stephen D. Steinour $12.1M
- Base salary
- $1.19M
- Stock awards
- $6.90M
- Non-equity incentive
- $3.55M
- Other
- $485K
- 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
10×CEO base salary
3×NEO base salary
Stock ownership guidelines disclosed in proxy.
The businesses
How Huntington Bancshares Incorporated divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Consumer & Regional Banking
9K employees
President, Consumer & Regional Banking (Brant J. Standridge)
Retail, branch, and consumer product banking across Huntington’s regional footprint.
Commercial Banking
6K employees
President, Commercial Banking (Scott D. Kleinman)
Commercial, middle-market, and specialty lending including equipment finance.
Risk Management
1K employees
Chief Risk Officer (Helga S. Houston)
Enterprise risk, compliance, and regulatory oversight.
Finance
900 employees
Chief Financial Officer (Zachary J. Wasserman)
Financial management, reporting, capital, and treasury.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Two line-of-business presidents—Consumer & Regional Banking and Commercial Banking—report directly to the CEO, an uncommon structure among large U.S.
banks. This places both major revenue engines on equal footing at the top table rather than routing them through a COO. The structure reflects Huntington’s enterprise model following multiple regional-bank acquisitions, emphasizing accountability at the segment level.
The CEO’s span of control is relatively wide, with eight direct reports, but depth remains moderate at four levels. Risk, Legal, Finance, and Technology are centralized functions, while P&L ownership sits with the two presidents. This balance supports regulatory rigor while preserving business autonomy.
Compared with peers, Huntington relies heavily on long-tenured leadership, particularly the CEO, providing stability through integration cycles but also concentrating institutional knowledge at the top.
- Two P&L presidents report directly to CEO
- No separate COO role
- CEO tenure exceeds 15 years
The comparison
How Huntington Bancshares Incorporated stacks up
Regional bank peers typically interpose a COO or a group banking head between the CEO and business-line leaders. Huntington’s direct-report model accelerates decision-making and keeps segment presidents highly visible to the board. However, it also increases the CEO’s coordination burden relative to peers with more …
C-suite size
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
8
PNC Financial Services
9
Fifth Third Bancorp
8
Regions Financial
7
Reporting depth
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
3 levels
PNC Financial Services
4 levels
Fifth Third Bancorp
4 levels
4 levels
Regions Financial
4 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
7 yr
PNC Financial Services
6 yr
Fifth Third Bancorp
5 yr
6 yr
Regions Financial
7 yr
Has COO / Has CAIO
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated — no COO — no CAIO
PNC Financial Services ✓ COO — no CAIO
Fifth Third Bancorp ✓ COO — no CAIO
Regions Financial ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential recent change was the Cadence merger, which expanded the board and added a vice chairman role.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2026
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-12
- CEO
- Stephen D. Steinour
- CEO span
- 8
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 7 yr
Cadence merger expanded board and reinforced enterprise model.
Named executive officers (5)
- Stephen D. Steinour - CEO since 2009
- Zachary J. Wasserman - CFO since 2019
- Brant J. Standridge - President, Consumer & Regional Banking since 2022
- Scott D. Kleinman - President, Commercial Banking since 2020
- Helga S. Houston - Chief Risk Officer since 2021
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-06
- CEO
- Stephen D. Steinour
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 6.5 yr
Stable executive team with long CEO tenure.
Named executive officers (5)
- Stephen D. Steinour - CEO since 2009
- Zachary J. Wasserman - CFO since 2019
- Brant J. Standridge - President, Consumer & Regional Banking since 2022
- Scott D. Kleinman - President, Commercial Banking since 2020
- Marcy C. Hingst - General Counsel since 2023
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-07
- CEO
- Stephen D. Steinour
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 6 yr
Enterprise structure solidified post-TCF integration.
Named executive officers (5)
- Stephen D. Steinour - CEO since 2009
- Zachary J. Wasserman - CFO since 2019
- Brant J. Standridge - President, Consumer & Regional Banking since 2022
- Scott D. Kleinman - President, Commercial Banking since 2020
- Marcy C. Hingst - General Counsel since 2023
Year-over-year changes
CEO span increased slightly following board and enterprise adjustments tied to the Cadence merger.
- CEO span: 7 → 8
- Avg tenure: 6.5 → 7 yr
- reorg Helga S. Houston - Chief Risk Officer (was Chief Risk Officer) (DEF 14A 2026-03-12)
The board
Board of directors
3 directors. 2 of 3 independent (67%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Stephen D. Steinour
Chair Inside
Chairman, President & CEO, Huntington Bancshares
Also on: Bath & Body Works, Inc.
David L. Porteous
Lead Indep. Independent
Attorney, McCurdy, Wotila & Porteous, P.C.
Ann B. Crane
Independent
President & CEO, Crane Group
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
- David L. Porteous Chair
- Ann B. Crane
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Huntington Bancshares?
Stephen D. Steinour has served as Chairman, President, and CEO since January 2009.
What type of organizational structure does Huntington Bancshares use?
Huntington uses a hybrid enterprise structure combining centralized functions with business-line presidents.
How many direct reports does Huntington Bancshares's CEO have?
The CEO has eight direct reports.
How has Huntington Bancshares's leadership changed recently?
Recent changes include the Cadence merger adding new board members and a vice chairman in early 2026.
Does Huntington Bancshares have a COO?
No, Huntington does not have a separate COO; business-line presidents report directly to the CEO.
Sources
- DEF 14A, Mar 2026
- 8-K Filing, Feb 2026
- SEC EDGAR: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Huntington Bancshares Incorporated 10-K Annual Report
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