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Scott E. McPherson
Chief Executive Officer & President
Executive
0 yr
19 reports
Performance Food Group Company ·PFGC
Three operating divisions run as near-independent businesses
Food & Beverage · Fortune #87 · Divisional structure · 35K employees · Richmond, VA
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8
CEO span
↑ wider than peers (avg 7)
3.2
Avg span
moderate
4
Max depth
4 levels
3 yr
Avg tenure
↓ 3.8yr from FY2024
50%
Internal hires
near industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2018 · period end 2018-06-30 · 10-K
Revenue
$17.6B
Operating income
$816M
Net income
$340M
Total assets
$17.9B
Shares out
157M
Sourced from Performance Food Group Company DEF 14A · filed 2025-10-10 ↗ View on SEC
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Three operating divisions function as near-independent businesses under the CEO. This page maps PFG’s divisional org structure, executive team, and reporting depth, with analysis and peer comparisons to other foodservice distributors.
What to model
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Latest signal Craig H. Hoskins departed as Chief Development Officer
Announced retirement effective January 5, 2026
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer to centralize analytics and automation across all divisions.
- Consolidate Divisional Operations Move divisional operations leaders under a single COO to reduce duplication.
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The people
Who's running this
9 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Open Role
Chief Operating Officer
Operations
1 yr
0 reports
Open Role
President, Foodservice Division
Foodservice
3 yr
3 reports
Open Role
President, Convenience Division
Convenience
3 yr
2 reports
Open Role
President, Specialty Division
Specialty
3 yr
2 reports
internal
H. Patrick Hatcher
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Finance
4 yr
4 reports
internal
Craig H. Hoskins
Executive Vice President & Chief Development Officer
Corporate Development
5 yr
0 reports
internal
A. Brent King
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Legal
6 yr
0 reports
George L. Holm
Executive Chair of the Board
Board
1 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.
George L. Holm $11.7M
- Base salary
- $1.20M
- Stock awards
- $8.00M
- Non-equity incentive
- $2.30M
- Other
- $156K
- 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
Executives subject to stock ownership guidelines per proxy.
| Holder | Shares | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| George L. Holm | 2.71M | 1.7% |
The businesses
How Performance Food Group Company divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Foodservice
20K employees
President, Foodservice Division (Open Role)
Broadline foodservice distribution serving restaurants and institutions.
Convenience
9K employees
President, Convenience Division (Open Role)
Distribution to convenience retail and foodservice locations.
Specialty
6K employees
President, Specialty Division (Open Role)
Specialty distribution of candy, snacks, and beverages.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Three operating divisions—Foodservice, Convenience, and Specialty—each have a president reporting directly to the CEO, creating a highly divisionalized structure.
This places PFG closer to a holding-company model than a purely functional distributor, with each segment running its own sales and operations leadership. Corporate functions such as Finance, Legal, and Development remain centralized, limiting duplication. The CEO’s span reflects oversight of both divisional P&L owners and core corporate controls.
- Three division presidents report directly to the CEO
- Centralized finance and legal despite divisional P&Ls
The comparison
How Performance Food Group Company stacks up
Compared with Sysco and US Foods, PFG places more autonomy at the segment-president level rather than running a single integrated foodservice platform. Sysco and US Foods emphasize functional scale with fewer true divisional CEOs. PFG’s structure resembles a mini-holding company, closer to distributors with acquired …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Performance Food Group Company
4 levels
5 levels
US Foods
5 levels
5 levels
Gordon Food Service
5 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Performance Food Group Company ✓ COO — no CAIO
US Foods ✓ COO — no CAIO
Gordon Food Service ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
Scott McPherson succeeded long-time CEO George Holm on January 1, 2026.
- departed
- promoted
- departedGeorge L. Holm Chief Executive Officer
Retired as CEO effective January 1, 2026; became Executive Chair
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2025-10-10
- CEO
- George L. Holm
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 7.2 yr
Long-tenured CEO with centralized control over divisions.
Named executive officers (5)
- George L. Holm - Chairman and CEO since 2005
- H. Patrick Hatcher - EVP & CFO since 2021
- Craig H. Hoskins - EVP & Chief Development Officer since 2019
- Scott E. McPherson - President & COO since 2025
- A. Brent King - EVP, General Counsel since 2019
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2024-10-11
- CEO
- George L. Holm
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 6.8 yr
COO role elevated ahead of CEO transition.
Named executive officers (5)
- George L. Holm - Chairman and CEO since 2005
- H. Patrick Hatcher - EVP & CFO since 2021
- Craig H. Hoskins - EVP & Chief Development Officer since 2019
- Scott E. McPherson - President & COO since 2022
- A. Brent King - EVP, General Counsel since 2019
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2023-10-12
- CEO
- George L. Holm
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 4
- Avg tenure
- 6.1 yr
Pre-COO structure with fewer direct reports.
Named executive officers (4)
- George L. Holm - Chairman and CEO since 2005
- H. Patrick Hatcher - EVP & CFO since 2021
- Craig H. Hoskins - EVP & Chief Development Officer since 2019
- A. Brent King - EVP, General Counsel since 2019
Year-over-year changes
Addition of a COO increased CEO span and succession depth.
- CEO span: 4 → 5
- C-suite size: 4 → 5
- Avg tenure: 6.1 → 6.8 yr
- new Scott E. McPherson - President & COO (DEF 14A 2024-10-11)
CEO succession completed with minimal structural disruption.
- CEO span: 5 → 5
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 6.8 → 7.2 yr
- promoted Scott E. McPherson - CEO (was President & COO) (8-K 2025-12-18)
- retitled George L. Holm - Executive Chair (was CEO) (8-K 2025-12-18)
The board
Board of directors
2 directors. 1 of 2 independent (50%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
George L. Holm
Chair Inside
Executive Chair, Performance Food Group
Manuel A. Fernandez
Lead Indep. Independent
Managing Director, SI Ventures
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
- Manuel A. Fernandez Chair
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Performance Food Group?
Scott E. McPherson has served as CEO and President since January 1, 2026.
What type of organizational structure does Performance Food Group use?
PFG uses a divisional structure with three major operating segments reporting to the CEO.
How many direct reports does Performance Food Group's CEO have?
The CEO has eight direct reports, including three division presidents.
How has Performance Food Group's leadership changed recently?
In January 2026, Scott McPherson became CEO, succeeding George Holm, who moved to Executive Chair.
Who reports directly to Performance Food Group's CEO?
Direct reports include the CFO, COO, General Counsel, Chief Development Officer, and the presidents of Foodservice, Convenience, and Specialty divisions.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Aug 20, 2025
- 8-K Filing, Dec 18, 2025
- SEC EDGAR: Performance Food Group Company DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Performance Food Group Company 10-K Annual Report
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