ManpowerGroup Inc. ·MAN

Strategy and people chiefs dominate a functional CEO span

Business Services · Fortune #232 · Functional structure · 27K employees · Milwaukee, WI

View as of:
3
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 7)
2
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
7 yr
Avg tenure
↑ 1.0yr from FY2024
100%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$18.0B
Operating income
$150M
Net income
$557M
Total assets
$9.2B
Shares out
46M

Sourced from ManpowerGroup Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-23 ↗ View on SEC

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Strategy and people chiefs dominate a functional CEO span. This page maps ManpowerGroup’s functional leadership structure, highlights the CEO’s direct reports, analyzes why strategy and HR/legal roles are central, and compares the model with staffing peers.

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Latest signal Executive Officers changed role as Updated severance agreements

New severance and post‑employment agreements entered February 13, 2026.

Source · See change log

Scenario views in the chart

  • Add Chief Operating Officer Introduce a COO to consolidate operational execution across regions, reducing the load on the President & CSO.
  • Move Global Controller under CEO Elevate the Global Controller to report directly to the CEO, strengthening financial oversight.

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The people

Who's running this

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

internal

Jonas Prising

Chair and Chief Executive Officer

Executive

12 yr

5 reports

internal

Rebecca Frankiewicz

President and Chief Strategy Officer

Strategy

1 yr

0 reports

internal

John T. McGinnis

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Finance

9 yr

1 reports

internal

Michelle S. Nettles

Executive Vice President and Chief People and Legal Officer

People & Legal

6 yr

1 reports

The businesses

How ManpowerGroup Inc. divides the work

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

Strategy & Growth

300 employees

President and Chief Strategy Officer (Rebecca Frankiewicz)

Leads corporate strategy, growth initiatives, and enterprise transformation.

Finance

800 employees

EVP and Chief Financial Officer (John T. McGinnis)

Oversees financial reporting, controls, treasury, and capital allocation.

People & Legal

1K employees

EVP and Chief People and Legal Officer (Michelle S. Nettles)

Combines global HR, legal, compliance, and governance functions.

The thesis

Why this org is unusual

Strategy and people leadership are unusually central: the CEO’s span is dominated by the President & Chief Strategy Officer and the Chief People and Legal Officer, reflecting ManpowerGroup’s people‑intensive model.

The chart shows a classic functional structure with finance, strategy, and people/legal as the core executive pillars. Operational brands and regions are managed beneath these functions rather than as standalone P&L CEOs.

Compared with peers, ManpowerGroup keeps a relatively tight C‑suite, with four direct reports to the CEO and limited layering beneath them. This concentrates decision‑making at the top and aligns with the firm’s emphasis on global consistency across 70+ countries. The absence of a COO reinforces the strategy‑led operating model, with execution pushed through functional leaders.

  • No COO role
  • President & CSO is the most prominent operating executive

The comparison

How ManpowerGroup Inc. stacks up

Peers in staffing and professional services often add a COO or regional CEOs to manage operational complexity. ManpowerGroup instead relies on a strong President & CSO role and a powerful people function to coordinate execution globally. This keeps the org flatter than peers but places heavier load on functional …

C-suite size

ManpowerGroup Inc.
4
Adecco Group
8
Randstad
7
Robert Half
6
Kelly Services
6

Reporting depth

ManpowerGroup Inc.
3 levels
Adecco Group
5 levels
Randstad
5 levels
Robert Half
4 levels
Kelly Services
4 levels

Avg C-suite tenure

ManpowerGroup Inc.
7 yr
Adecco Group
6 yr
Randstad
7 yr
Robert Half
8 yr
Kelly Services
6 yr

Has COO / Has CAIO

ManpowerGroup Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
Adecco Group ✓ COO — no CAIO
Randstad ✓ COO — no CAIO
Robert Half — no COO — no CAIO
Kelly Services ✓ COO — no CAIO

Current signals

What changed recently

The most significant recent change was Rebecca Frankiewicz’s promotion to President & Chief Strategy Officer in mid‑2025.

  • reorg
    Executive Officers Updated severance agreements

    New severance and post‑employment agreements entered February 13, 2026.

    Source
  • new
    Rebecca Frankiewicz President and Chief Strategy Officer

    Appointed effective June 1, 2025.

    Source

Leadership Timeline

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

FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-23
CEO
Jonas Prising
CEO span
3
C-suite
4
Avg tenure
7 yr

Functional leadership with strategy and people roles prominent.

Named executive officers (4)
  • Jonas Prising - Chair and CEO since 2014
  • Rebecca Frankiewicz - President and Chief Strategy Officer since 2025
  • John T. McGinnis - EVP and CFO since 2016
  • Michelle S. Nettles - EVP and Chief People and Legal Officer since 2020
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-25
CEO
Jonas Prising
CEO span
3
C-suite
4
Avg tenure
6 yr

Strategy role not yet elevated to president level.

Named executive officers (4)
  • Jonas Prising - Chair and CEO since 2014
  • Rebecca Frankiewicz - Regional President, North America since 2017
  • John T. McGinnis - EVP and CFO since 2016
  • Michelle S. Nettles - EVP and Chief People and Legal Officer since 2020
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-26
CEO
Jonas Prising
CEO span
3
C-suite
4
Avg tenure
6 yr

Stable functional executive team.

Named executive officers (4)
  • Jonas Prising - Chair and CEO since 2014
  • John T. McGinnis - EVP and CFO since 2016
  • Michelle S. Nettles - EVP and Chief People and Legal Officer since 2020
  • Richard Buchband - Former EVP

Year-over-year changes

FY2024 → FY2025

The key change was the elevation of strategy leadership to the C‑suite president role.

  • CEO span: 3 → 3
  • C-suite size: 4 → 4
  • Avg tenure: 6 → 7 yr
  • promoted Rebecca Frankiewicz - President and Chief Strategy Officer (was Regional President, North America) (DEF 14A, 2026-03-23)

The board

Board of directors

2 directors. 1 of 2 independent (50%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.

Jonas Prising

Chair Inside

Chair and CEO, ManpowerGroup

Director since 2014 · Age 61

Julie M. Howard

Lead Indep. Independent

Former CEO, Riveron Consulting

Director since 2016 · Age 63

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 4 mtgs/yr

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Who is the CEO of ManpowerGroup?

    Jonas Prising has served as Chair and CEO since 2014.

    What type of organizational structure does ManpowerGroup use?

    ManpowerGroup uses a predominantly functional structure.

    How many direct reports does ManpowerGroup's CEO have?

    The CEO has three direct executive reports.

    How has ManpowerGroup's leadership changed recently?

    In June 2025, Rebecca Frankiewicz was promoted to President & Chief Strategy Officer, and executive severance agreements were обновed in February 2026.

    Does ManpowerGroup have a COO?

    No. ManpowerGroup operates without a COO, relying on functional leaders instead.

    Sources

    • 8-K Filing, Feb 19, 2026
    • 8-K Filing, May 22, 2025
    • SEC EDGAR: ManpowerGroup Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
    • SEC EDGAR: ManpowerGroup Inc. 10-K Annual Report

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