internal
Christopher H. Peterson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
3 yr
5 reports
Newell Brands Inc. ·NWL
Only five named executives run a $7B consumer portfolio
Household Products · Fortune #487 · Functional structure · 24K employees · Atlanta, Georgia
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4
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 9)
4
Avg span
moderate
2
Max depth
2 levels
5 yr
Avg tenure
↑ 1.0yr from FY2024
60%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$7.2B
Operating income
$39M
Net income
$-285000000
Total assets
$10.7B
Shares out
419M
Sourced from Newell Brands Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-26 ↗ View on SEC
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Newell Brands operates with an unusually small disclosed executive team: only four leaders report directly to the CEO. This page maps the current executive structure, summarizes compensation-backed roles from SEC filings, and analyzes how this lean model compares with other large household-products companies.
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 Judith A. Sprieser departed as Director and Audit Committee Chair
Announced retirement from the Board effective at the May 7, 2026 annual meeting.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
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The people
Who's running this
5 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Mark J. Erceg
Chief Financial Officer
Finance
5 yr
0 reports
internal
Bradford R. Turner
Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary
Legal
6 yr
0 reports
Tracy L. Platt
Chief Human Resources Officer
Human Resources
4 yr
0 reports
internal
Kristine K. Malkoski
President, Learning and Development
Learning & Development
7 yr
0 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.
Christopher H. Peterson $12.5M
- Base salary
- $1.34M
- Stock awards
- $9.00M
- Non-equity incentive
- $1.88M
- Other
- $278K
- 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.
| Holder | Shares | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher H. Peterson | 3.44M | <1% |
The businesses
How Newell Brands Inc. divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Finance
400 employees
Chief Financial Officer (Mark J. Erceg)
Oversees financial planning, accounting, treasury, tax, and investor relations.
Legal & Administration
250 employees
Chief Legal and Administrative Officer (Bradford R. Turner)
Manages legal affairs, compliance, governance, and corporate administration.
Human Resources
300 employees
Chief Human Resources Officer (Tracy L. Platt)
Responsible for talent management, compensation, benefits, and culture.
Learning & Development
2K employees
President, Learning and Development (Kristine K. Malkoski)
Oversees the Learning & Development business segment and its brand portfolio.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Newell Brands is notable for how few named executives directly manage a multi-brand, $7+ billion consumer products portfolio.
The CEO has only four other disclosed executive peers reporting directly to him, with no COO or segment presidents publicly listed beyond Learning & Development. This results in an unusually compact top team for a diversified consumer products company.
The structure shown in the filings is highly centralized and functional. Finance, legal/administration, HR, and one operating segment president report straight to the CEO, suggesting significant decision-making concentration at the top and reliance on layers below the named executives that are not publicly disclosed in SEC filings.
- No disclosed COO
- Very small named executive team
- Only one disclosed business segment president
The comparison
How Newell Brands Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers such as Kimberly-Clark or Procter & Gamble, Newell Brands discloses a much smaller named executive team. Most large household-products peers operate with multiple segment CEOs or presidents and often a COO, increasing CEO span but also adding depth. Newell’s approach reduces visible hierarchy …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Newell Brands Inc.
2 levels
4 levels
Procter & Gamble
5 levels
4 levels
Church & Dwight
4 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Newell Brands Inc.
5 yr
6 yr
Procter & Gamble
7 yr
Church & Dwight
9 yr
Has COO / Has CAIO
Newell Brands Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
Procter & Gamble ✓ COO — no CAIO
Church & Dwight — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most significant recent change was the adoption of a new 2026 long-term incentive structure for executives.
- departedJudith A. Sprieser Director and Audit Committee Chair
Announced retirement from the Board effective at the May 7, 2026 annual meeting.
Source - reorgExecutive Incentive Structure Named Executive Officers
New 2026 Long-Term Incentive Plan approved on February 9, 2026, revising PRSU/TRSU mix and performance metrics.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-26
- CEO
- Christopher H. Peterson
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 5 yr
Leadership disclosure centered on a small set of long-tenured executives.
Named executive officers (5)
- Christopher H. Peterson - President and CEO since 2023
- Mark J. Erceg - Chief Financial Officer since 2020
- Bradford R. Turner - Chief Legal and Administrative Officer since 2019
- Tracy L. Platt - Chief Human Resources Officer since 2021
- Kristine K. Malkoski - President, Learning and Development since 2019
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-27
- CEO
- Christopher H. Peterson
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 4 yr
Executive team composition largely unchanged year over year.
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-28
- CEO
- Christopher H. Peterson
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3 yr
First full year with Peterson as permanent CEO.
Year-over-year changes
No material changes in executive composition; tenure increased incrementally.
- CEO span: 4 → 4
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 4 → 5 yr
The board
Board of directors
2 directors. 2 of 2 independent (100%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Bridget Ryan Berman
Chair Independent
Managing Partner, Ryan Berman Advisory, LLC
Also on: Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
Patrick D. Campbell
Independent
Retired CFO, 3M Company
Also on: Herc Holdings Inc.
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 6 mtgs/yr
- Patrick D. Campbell Chair
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Newell Brands?
Christopher H. Peterson has served as President and CEO of Newell Brands since 2023.
What type of organizational structure does Newell Brands use?
Newell Brands uses a primarily functional structure with a very small disclosed executive team.
How many direct reports does Newell Brands's CEO have?
Based on disclosed executives, the CEO has four direct reports.
How has Newell Brands's leadership changed recently?
Recent changes include the adoption of a new 2026 long-term incentive plan and the announced retirement of a long-serving board director.
Does Newell Brands have a COO?
No Chief Operating Officer is disclosed in Newell Brands’s current SEC filings.
Sources
- DEF 14A, Mar 26 2026
- Form 8-K, Feb 13 2026
- SEC EDGAR: Newell Brands Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Newell Brands Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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