internal
Martina Cheung
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
1 yr
14 reports
S&P Global Inc. ·SPGI
Four revenue division presidents report directly to the CEO
Business Services · Fortune #305 · Divisional structure · 42K employees · New York, New York
6
CEO span
near peer avg (7)
2.3
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
3.3 yr
Avg tenure
50%
Internal hires
near industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$15.3B
Operating income
$6.5B
Net income
$4.5B
Total assets
$61.2B
Shares out
299M
Sourced from S&P Global Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-31 ↗ View on SEC
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Four revenue division presidents report directly to CEO Martina Cheung, creating a P&L-centric structure. This page maps S&P Global’s executive org, division leadership, recent changes, compensation, and compares its unusually wide CEO span to peers.
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 Daniel Draper departed as CEO, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Ceased serving as Indices CEO on November 1, 2025; scheduled to depart June 2026.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Create a dedicated AI executive to coordinate enterprise AI strategy across divisions.
- Consolidate Mobility under Market Intelligence Move Mobility to report to the Market Intelligence president to reduce CEO span.
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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.
Eric Aboaf
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
1 yr
2 reports
internal
Saugata Saha
President, S&P Global Market Intelligence
Market Intelligence
4 yr
2 reports
internal
William Eager
President, S&P Global Mobility
Mobility
2 yr
1 reports
Lynn Maxwell
President and CEO, S&P Global Ratings
Ratings
4 yr
1 reports
Marie-Chantal Messier
President and CEO, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Indices
3 yr
1 reports
internal
Steven Kemps
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Legal
5 yr
1 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 2 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Martina Cheung $12.8M
- Base salary
- $1.00M
- Stock awards
- $8.98M
- Non-equity incentive
- $2.45M
- Pension change
- $2K
- Other
- $405K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Eric Aboaf $17.3M
- Base salary
- $715K
- Bonus
- $2.40M
- Stock awards
- $12.37M
- Non-equity incentive
- $1.69M
- Other
- $97K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How S&P Global Inc. divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
S&P Global Ratings
8K employees
President and CEO (Lynn Maxwell)
Provides credit ratings, research, and analytics to global debt markets.
S&P Dow Jones Indices
3K employees
President and CEO (Marie-Chantal Messier)
Operates global equity and fixed-income indices used as benchmarks and underlyings.
S&P Global Market Intelligence
20K employees
President (Saugata Saha)
Delivers data, analytics, and software for financial and corporate users.
S&P Global Mobility
6K employees
President (William Eager)
Provides automotive data, forecasts, and analytics to OEMs and suppliers.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Four revenue-generating division presidents—Ratings, Indices, Market Intelligence, and Mobility—report directly to the CEO.
This creates a clear P&L-driven structure where business heads sit alongside functional leaders like the CFO and Chief Legal Officer. The chart shows minimal corporate layering, with most depth concentrated inside the divisions rather than at headquarters.
This structure reflects S&P Global’s post–IHS Markit integration strategy, emphasizing autonomy at the division level while centralizing finance and legal oversight. The absence of a COO role reinforces the CEO’s direct control over operating units.
- No COO role
- All major revenue divisions led by presidents
The comparison
How S&P Global Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers such as Moody’s and MSCI, S&P Global has a broader set of presidents reporting directly to the CEO. Moody’s consolidates more authority under a COO, while MSCI has fewer large P&L units. S&P Global’s span at the top is wider but shallower, favoring divisional accountability over …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
S&P Global Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
Moody’s ✓ COO — no CAIO
MSCI — no COO ✓ CAIO
FactSet ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was Martina Cheung becoming CEO in November 2024, followed by the appointment of a new CFO in early 2025.
- departedDaniel Draper CEO, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Ceased serving as Indices CEO on November 1, 2025; scheduled to depart June 2026.
Source - new
- new
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-31
- CEO
- Martina Cheung
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 7
- Avg tenure
- 3.3 yr
First full proxy reflecting Cheung as CEO.
Named executive officers (5)
- Martina Cheung - President and CEO since 2024
- Eric Aboaf - CFO since 2025
- Saugata Saha - President, Market Intelligence since 2021
- William Eager - President, Mobility since 2023
- Steven Kemps - Chief Legal Officer since 2020
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of S&P Global?
Martina Cheung has served as President and CEO since November 1, 2024.
What type of organizational structure does S&P Global use?
S&P Global uses a divisional structure organized around major revenue businesses.
How many direct reports does S&P Global's CEO have?
The CEO has six direct reports, primarily division presidents and core functions.
How has S&P Global's leadership changed recently?
Key changes include a new CEO in late 2024 and a new CFO appointed in February 2025.
Does S&P Global have a COO?
No, S&P Global does not have a Chief Operating Officer; division presidents report directly to the CEO.
Sources
- DEF 14A, Mar 2026
- 8-K Filing, Feb 2025
- Company disclosure, 2024
- SEC EDGAR: S&P Global Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: S&P Global Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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