internal
Ari Bousbib
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
16 yr
17 reports
IQVIA Holdings Inc. ·IQV
Three presidents run the business; no group COO layer
Health Care · Fortune #282 · Hybrid structure · 88K employees · Durham, North Carolina
7
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
3.2
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
3 levels
6 yr
Avg tenure
100%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$16.3B
Operating income
$2.2B
Net income
$1.4B
Total assets
$29.9B
Shares out
170M
Sourced from IQVIA Holdings Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-02-27 ↗ View on SEC
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Three operating presidents report directly to the CEO, with no COO layer. This page maps IQVIA’s enterprise leadership structure, executive team, segment leaders, recent CFO transition, and how its model compares with major CRO and health-tech peers.
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 Michael J. Fedock moved into EVP and Chief Financial Officer
Effective February 28, 2026, selected after formal CFO succession process.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add a Group COO Introduce a COO to coordinate the three presidents and reduce CEO span.
- Shift AI under Commercial Move AI and Technology Solutions to report under Commercial Solutions to tighten product integration.
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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.
internal
W. Richard Staub, III
President, Research & Development Solutions
R&D Solutions
2 yr
2 reports
internal
Alistair R. Grenfell
President, Commercial Solutions
Commercial
6 yr
2 reports
internal
Michael J. Fedock
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
0 yr
2 reports
internal
Bernd Haas
Executive Vice President, AI and Technology Solutions
Technology
2 yr
1 reports
internal
Bhavik Patel
President, MedTech and Consumer Health
MedTech
3 yr
1 reports
internal
Eric M. Sherbet
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Legal
9 yr
1 reports
internal
James G. Berkshire
Executive Vice President, Global Infrastructure
IT
4 yr
1 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.
Ari Bousbib $28.1M
- Base salary
- $1.80M
- Bonus
- $15.75M
- Stock awards
- $4.53M
- Option awards
- $4.97M
- Non-equity incentive
- $690K
- Other
- $394K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How IQVIA Holdings Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Research & Development Solutions
45K employees
President, Research & Development Solutions (W. Richard Staub, III)
Provides outsourced clinical research and development services across all trial phases.
$8.9B rev $1.9B op inc 21.1% margin +4.3% YoY FY2025
Commercial Solutions
28K employees
President, Commercial Solutions (Alistair R. Grenfell)
Delivers data, analytics, and commercialization services to life sciences clients.
$6.6B rev $1.6B op inc 24.1% margin +7.6% YoY FY2025
MedTech & Consumer Health
8K employees
President, MedTech and Consumer Health (Bhavik Patel)
Supports medtech and consumer health clients with commercialization and evidence services.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Three operating presidents — Research & Development Solutions, Commercial Solutions, and MedTech & Consumer Health — all report directly to the CEO, creating a broad CEO span without a group COO.
This reflects IQVIA’s client-facing, solutions-led model where P&L ownership sits with presidents rather than functional chiefs. Finance, Legal, AI/Technology, and Infrastructure also report directly to the CEO, reinforcing an enterprise overlay rather than a divisional holding structure. The 2026 reorganization collapsed legacy segments and elevated AI and technology as a peer executive function.
- No group COO
- Three presidents report to CEO
- Dedicated EVP for AI and Technology
The comparison
How IQVIA Holdings Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers like ICON and Syneos, IQVIA runs a wider CEO span and more presidents reporting directly to the top. Unlike UnitedHealth or CVS, it does not insert a COO layer between the CEO and operating leaders. Its explicit EVP for AI and Technology is earlier than most CRO peers, though large health-tech firms …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
IQVIA Holdings Inc.
3 levels
ICON plc
4 levels
Syneos Health
5 levels
Labcorp
5 levels
6 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
IQVIA Holdings Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
ICON plc — no COO — no CAIO
Syneos Health ✓ COO — no CAIO
Labcorp ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
IQVIA promoted Michael Fedock to CFO in February 2026 and simplified its segment structure into two core businesses.
- promotedMichael J. Fedock EVP and Chief Financial Officer
Effective February 28, 2026, selected after formal CFO succession process.
Source - Date not confirmed reorgEnterprise Operating Model Segment realignment
Implemented end of 2025; combined TAS and CSMS into Commercial Solutions starting 2026.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-02-27
- CEO
- Ari Bousbib
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 7
- Avg tenure
- 6 yr
Leadership reflected three operating presidents and combined Chairman/CEO role.
Named executive officers (5)
- Ari Bousbib - Chairman and CEO since 2010
- Ronald E. Bruehlman - EVP and CFO since 2015
- W. Richard Staub, III - President, R&D Solutions since 2023
- Alistair R. Grenfell - President, Commercial Solutions since 2019
- Eric M. Sherbet - EVP, General Counsel since 2017
Year-over-year changes
IQVIA elevated R&D Solutions leadership and expanded the CEO’s direct span.
- CEO span: 6 → 7
- C-suite size: 6 → 7
- Avg tenure: 5.5 → 6 yr
- promoted W. Richard Staub, III - President, R&D Solutions (DEF 14A, 2026-02-27)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of IQVIA Holdings?
Ari Bousbib has served as Chairman and CEO since 2010.
What type of organizational structure does IQVIA use?
IQVIA uses a hybrid enterprise structure with presidents leading major solution businesses.
How many direct reports does IQVIA's CEO have?
The CEO has seven direct reports, including three presidents and four EVPs.
How has IQVIA's leadership changed recently?
In February 2026, Michael Fedock succeeded Ronald Bruehlman as CFO, alongside a segment reorganization.
Does IQVIA have a COO?
No, IQVIA operates without a COO, with operating presidents reporting directly to the CEO.
Sources
- Proxy Statement, Feb 2026
- 10-K and Proxy, 2026
- SEC EDGAR: IQVIA Holdings Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: IQVIA Holdings Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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