internal
Earl C. (Duke) Austin, Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Executive
8 yr
26 reports
Quanta Services, Inc. ·PWR
Two powerful segment presidents sit directly under the CEO
Engineering & Construction · Fortune #184 · Functional structure · 58K employees · Houston, TX
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6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
3.1
Avg span
moderate
4
Max depth
4 levels
4 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
100%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$28.5B
Operating income
$1.6B
Net income
$1.0B
Total assets
$24.9B
Shares out
150M
Sourced from Quanta Services, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-04-10 ↗ View on SEC
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Two powerful segment presidents report directly to Quanta’s CEO, an unusual choice for a Fortune 200 contractor. This page maps Quanta Services’ functional-plus-segment structure, executive team, recent leadership changes, and peer comparisons.
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 Senior Leadership Incentive Plan changed role as Multiple NEOs
April 10, 2026: Board approved new five-year PSU awards to retain senior leadership.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief Operating Officer Introduce a COO to coordinate Electric Power and Strategic Operations, reducing CEO span.
- Consolidate Segment Presidents Move Telecommunications and Infrastructure under Strategic Operations.
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The people
Who's running this
7 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Karl W. Studer
President, Electric Power
Electric Power
2 yr
8 reports
internal
Jayshree S. Desai
Chief Financial Officer
Finance
6 yr
6 reports
internal
Gerald A. (BJ) Ducey, Jr.
President, Strategic Operations
Strategic Operations
4 yr
7 reports
internal
James Redgie Probst
President, Telecommunications
Telecommunications
3 yr
6 reports
internal
Derrick A. Jensen
President, Infrastructure Solutions
Infrastructure Solutions
3 yr
6 reports
internal
Donald C. Wayne
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Legal
1 yr
4 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 5 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Earl C. (Duke) Austin, Jr. $15.7M
- Base salary
- $1.41M
- Stock awards
- $11.05M
- Non-equity incentive
- $2.71M
- Other
- $533K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Jayshree Desai $5.4M
- Base salary
- $861K
- Stock awards
- $3.25M
- Non-equity incentive
- $1.22M
- Other
- $89K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Karl W. Studer $4.9M
- Base salary
- $835K
- Stock awards
- $2.63M
- Non-equity incentive
- $1.18M
- Other
- $294K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Gerald A. (BJ) Ducey, Jr. $3.4M
- Base salary
- $735K
- Stock awards
- $1.63M
- Non-equity incentive
- $932K
- Other
- $106K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Donald C. Wayne $2.7M
- Base salary
- $623K
- Stock awards
- $1.24M
- Non-equity incentive
- $751K
- Other
- $96K
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Earl C. (Duke) Austin, Jr. | 708K | <1% |
| Jayshree Desai | 50K | <1% |
| Donald C. Wayne | 36K | <1% |
| Karl W. Studer | 29K | <1% |
| Gerald A. (BJ) Ducey, Jr. | 20K | <1% |
The businesses
How Quanta Services, Inc. divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Electric Power
30K employees
President, Electric Power (Karl W. Studer)
Provides transmission, distribution and power generation infrastructure services.
Strategic Operations
12K employees
President, Strategic Operations (Gerald A. Ducey, Jr.)
Oversees safety, supply chain and enterprise operational initiatives.
Telecommunications
9K employees
President, Telecommunications (James Redgie Probst)
Delivers wireless and fiber infrastructure services.
Infrastructure Solutions
7K employees
President, Infrastructure Solutions (Derrick A. Jensen)
Provides mechanical, civil and specialty infrastructure solutions.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Two operating presidents—Electric Power and Strategic Operations—report directly to the CEO, giving Quanta unusual operational weight at the top.
This structure places P&L ownership for its largest segments immediately under Earl C. Austin, Jr., rather than filtering through a COO. The chart shows a functional corporate layer (Finance, Legal) alongside powerful segment leaders.
The absence of a COO concentrates decision authority with the CEO and segment presidents, which aligns with Quanta’s acquisitive, decentralized operating model. Electric Power and Strategic Operations together cover the majority of revenue and workforce, explaining their direct access to the CEO.
Compared with peers, Quanta’s CEO span is moderate, but the depth remains shallow at four levels, supporting speed in capital deployment and integration.
- No COO role
- Two segment presidents report to CEO
The comparison
How Quanta Services, Inc. stacks up
Peers in engineering and construction often insert a COO between the CEO and operating units. Quanta instead elevates two segment presidents, similar to Jacobs’ historical segment model but flatter than AECOM’s matrix. This emphasizes accountability at the segment level. Relative to EMCOR and MasTec, Quanta shows …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Quanta Services, Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
Jacobs — no COO ✓ CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
In 2026 Quanta refreshed long-term incentives to lock in its senior leadership team.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-04-10
- CEO
- Earl C. (Duke) Austin, Jr.
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 4.2 yr
Two segment presidents reported directly to the CEO.
Named executive officers (5)
- Earl C. Austin, Jr. - President & CEO since 2016
- Jayshree Desai - CFO since 2020
- Karl W. Studer - President Electric Power since 2024
- Gerald A. Ducey, Jr. - President Strategic Operations since 2022
- Donald C. Wayne - EVP & General Counsel since 2025
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-04-11
- CEO
- Earl C. (Duke) Austin, Jr.
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 4
- Avg tenure
- 4 yr
Electric Power president not yet an NEO.
Named executive officers (4)
- Earl C. Austin, Jr. - President & CEO since 2016
- Jayshree Desai - CFO since 2020
- Gerald A. Ducey, Jr. - President Strategic Operations since 2022
- Donald C. Wayne - EVP & General Counsel since 2025
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-04-12
- CEO
- Earl C. (Duke) Austin, Jr.
- CEO span
- 3
- C-suite
- 3
- Avg tenure
- 3.5 yr
Lean C-suite prior to segment expansion.
Named executive officers (3)
- Earl C. Austin, Jr. - President & CEO since 2016
- Jayshree Desai - CFO since 2020
- Gerald A. Ducey, Jr. - President Strategic Operations since 2022
Year-over-year changes
General Counsel elevated into the C-suite.
- CEO span: 3 → 4
- C-suite size: 3 → 4
- Avg tenure: 3.5 → 4 yr
- new Donald C. Wayne - EVP & General Counsel (DEF 14A, 2025)
Electric Power leadership elevated to NEO level.
- CEO span: 4 → 5
- C-suite size: 4 → 5
- Avg tenure: 4 → 4.2 yr
- new Karl W. Studer - President Electric Power (DEF 14A, 2026)
The board
Board of directors
8 directors. 7 of 8 independent (88%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Earl C. (Duke) Austin, Jr.
Inside
President & CEO, Quanta Services
Doyle N. Beneby
Chair Independent
Former CEO, Midland Cogeneration Venture
Bernard Fried
Independent
Principal, BF Consulting
Worthing F. Jackman
Independent
Former CEO, Waste Connections
Martha B. Wyrsch
Independent
Former EVP & GC, Sempra Energy
Warner L. Baxter
Independent
Former CEO, Ameren
Holli C. Ladhani
Independent
Former CEO, Select Energy Services
R. Scott Rowe
Independent
CEO, Flowserve
The board, organized
Board committees
4 standing committees. Audit and Compensation must be 100% independent under SEC rules; the rest vary.
Audit Committee
100% independent 8 mtgs/yr
- Warner L. Baxter
- Holli C. Ladhani
Compensation Committee
100% independent
- Bernard Fried
- Martha B. Wyrsch
- Holli C. Ladhani
Governance & Nominating Committee
100% independent
- Bernard Fried
- Worthing F. Jackman
- Martha B. Wyrsch
Safety, Operations & Risk Committee
100% independent 1 mtgs/yr
- Bernard Fried
- R. Scott Rowe
- Martha B. Wyrsch
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Quanta Services?
Earl C. (Duke) Austin, Jr. has served as President and CEO since 2016.
What type of organizational structure does Quanta Services use?
Quanta uses a primarily functional structure with powerful operating segment presidents.
How many direct reports does Quanta Services's CEO have?
The CEO has six direct reports, including two major segment presidents.
How has Quanta Services's leadership changed recently?
In 2026 the board updated long-term incentive plans to retain senior leaders.
Does Quanta Services have a COO?
No. Quanta does not have a COO; major segment presidents report directly to the CEO.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Apr 2026
- 8-K Filing, Mar 2026
- SEC EDGAR: Quanta Services, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Quanta Services, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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