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Ryan R. Marshall
President & Chief Executive Officer
Executive
10 yr
5 reports
PulteGroup, Inc. ·PHM
COO-led operations under a long-tenured CEO
Engineering & Construction · Fortune #229 · Functional structure · 7K employees · Atlanta, Georgia
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4
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 7)
2
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
4.75 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
50%
Internal hires
near industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$17.3B
Net income
$2.2B
Total assets
$18.0B
Shares out
192M
Sourced from PulteGroup, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-13 ↗ View on SEC
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COO-led operations under a long-tenured CEO define PulteGroup’s leadership structure. This page outlines the executive team, reporting lines, recent leadership changes, and how PulteGroup compares with other major U.S. homebuilders.
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 Robert T. O’Shaughnessy departed as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Retired effective March 6, 2026.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to centralize data, analytics, and automation across homebuilding operations.
- COO Departs: Operations Succession Removal of the COO role would push operational oversight back to the CEO or require elevation of regional leaders.
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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.
Matthew Koart
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Operations
2 yr
0 reports
James L. Ossowski
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Finance
1 yr
1 reports
internal
Todd N. Sheldon
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Legal
6 yr
0 reports
Kevin A. Henry
Executive Vice President & Chief People Officer
Human Resources
2 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.
Ryan R. Marshall $15.4M
- Base salary
- $1.00M
- Stock awards
- $9.07M
- Non-equity incentive
- $5.28M
- Other
- $40K
- 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
5×Director cash retainer
Directors must hold shares equal to five times the annual cash retainer.
The businesses
How PulteGroup, Inc. divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Homebuilding Operations
6K employees
Chief Operating Officer (Matthew Koart)
Manages land acquisition, construction, and delivery of homes across all U.S. markets.
Finance
400 employees
Chief Financial Officer (James L. Ossowski)
Oversees financial reporting, capital allocation, treasury, and investor relations.
Legal & Governance
150 employees
General Counsel (Todd N. Sheldon)
Handles legal compliance, corporate governance, and risk management.
Human Resources
300 employees
Chief People Officer (Kevin A. Henry)
Leads talent management, compensation, and leadership development.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
The most distinctive feature of PulteGroup’s structure is the concentration of operational authority under a formal Chief Operating Officer reporting to a long-tenured CEO.
Ryan Marshall has led the company for roughly a decade, providing continuity, while Matthew Koart’s COO role centralizes homebuilding and field operations across geographies. This functional enterprise model is typical for large U.S. homebuilders, emphasizing standardized processes and capital discipline.
Finance, legal, and people functions report directly to the CEO, reinforcing tight control over risk, compliance, and talent. The absence of multiple divisional CEOs at the top level indicates that geographic markets are managed below the enterprise executive layer rather than as semi-autonomous businesses.
- Formal COO role overseeing enterprise operations
- Long CEO tenure relative to peers
The comparison
How PulteGroup, Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers such as Lennar and D.R. Horton, PulteGroup’s structure is more explicitly COO-centric, whereas some competitors rely more heavily on regional or divisional presidents with broader autonomy. The long CEO tenure at PulteGroup exceeds the peer average, contributing to strategic consistency. Unlike some …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
PulteGroup, Inc. ✓ COO — no CAIO
D.R. Horton — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most significant recent change was the CFO transition following Robert O’Shaughnessy’s retirement.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-13
- CEO
- Ryan R. Marshall
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 4.5 yr
Stable CEO tenure with recent CFO succession.
Named executive officers (5)
- Ryan R. Marshall - President & CEO since 2015
- James L. Ossowski - EVP & CFO since 2024
- Matthew Koart - EVP & COO since 2023
- Todd N. Sheldon - EVP, General Counsel since 2020
- Kevin A. Henry - EVP & Chief People Officer since 2023
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-14
- CEO
- Ryan R. Marshall
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 5 yr
COO role newly established in 2023.
Named executive officers (5)
- Ryan R. Marshall - President & CEO since 2015
- Robert T. O’Shaughnessy - EVP & CFO since 2013
- Matthew Koart - EVP & COO since 2023
- Todd N. Sheldon - EVP, General Counsel since 2020
- Kevin A. Henry - EVP & Chief People Officer since 2023
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-15
- CEO
- Ryan R. Marshall
- CEO span
- 3
- C-suite
- 4
- Avg tenure
- 6 yr
No formal COO prior to 2023.
Named executive officers (4)
- Ryan R. Marshall - President & CEO since 2015
- Robert T. O’Shaughnessy - EVP & CFO since 2013
- Todd N. Sheldon - EVP, General Counsel since 2020
- Kevin A. Henry - EVP & Chief People Officer since 2023
Year-over-year changes
CFO succession was the primary leadership change between 2024 and 2025.
- CEO span: 4 → 4
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 5 → 4.5 yr
- departed Robert T. O’Shaughnessy - EVP & CFO (was EVP & CFO) (DEF 14A, 2026-03-13)
- new James L. Ossowski - EVP & CFO (DEF 14A, 2026-03-13)
The board
Board of directors
2 directors. 1 of 2 independent (50%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Ryan R. Marshall
Inside
President & CEO, PulteGroup
Thomas J. Folliard
Chair Independent
Former CEO, CarMax
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of PulteGroup?
Ryan R. Marshall has served as President and CEO since 2015.
What type of organizational structure does PulteGroup use?
PulteGroup operates a functional enterprise structure with centralized operations and support functions.
How many direct reports does PulteGroup's CEO have?
The CEO has four direct executive reports.
How has PulteGroup's leadership changed recently?
The company experienced a CFO transition following Robert O’Shaughnessy’s retirement in 2026.
Does PulteGroup have a COO?
Yes. Matthew Koart serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Sources
- Company Proxy Statement, Mar 2026
- Company filings, 2024
- SEC EDGAR: PulteGroup, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: PulteGroup, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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