internal
Kevin A. Lobo
Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President
Executive
14 yr
8 reports
Stryker Corporation ·SYK
Three global Group Presidents run Stryker’s P&L divisions
Health Care · Fortune #195 · Divisional structure · 53K employees · Portage, MI
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7
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 10)
1.8
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
3.6 yr
Avg tenure
↓ 1.2yr from FY2024
100%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$25.1B
Operating income
$4.9B
Net income
$3.2B
Total assets
$47.8B
Shares out
383M
Sourced from Stryker Corporation DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-23 ↗ View on SEC
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Three global Group Presidents with full P&L responsibility run Stryker’s businesses under a strong COO layer. This page maps Stryker’s divisional structure, executive team, recent leadership changes, board oversight and peer comparisons, highlighting how operational control is concentrated below the CEO.
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 Spencer S. Stiles moved into President and Chief Operating Officer
Promoted from Group President, Orthopaedics effective January 1, 2026.
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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
Spencer S. Stiles
President and Chief Operating Officer
Operations
1 yr
3 reports
internal
Preston W. Wells
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
1 yr
1 reports
internal
Dylan Crotty
Group President, Orthopaedics
Orthopaedics
1 yr
0 reports
internal
J. Andrew Pierce
Group President, MedSurg and Neurotechnology
MedSurg and Neurotechnology
8 yr
0 reports
internal
Viju S. Menon
Group President, Global Quality and Operations
Quality and Operations
7 yr
0 reports
internal
Glenn S. Boehnlein
Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer
Executive
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.
Kevin A. Lobo $21.4M
- Base salary
- $1.49M
- Stock awards
- $9.76M
- Option awards
- $6.92M
- Non-equity incentive
- $2.25M
- Other
- $975K
- 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
Stock ownership guidelines are described in the proxy but specific multiples are not detailed in the provided excerpt.
| Holder | Shares | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin A. Lobo | 1.20M | <1% |
The businesses
How Stryker Corporation divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Orthopaedics
20K employees
Group President, Orthopaedics (Dylan Crotty)
Designs and markets implants and robotics for joint replacement, trauma and extremities surgeries.
$9.5B rev FY2025
MedSurg and Neurotechnology
25K employees
Group President, MedSurg and Neurotechnology (J. Andrew Pierce)
Provides surgical equipment, endoscopy, medical devices, vascular and neurocranial technologies.
$15.6B rev FY2025
Global Quality and Operations
8K employees
Group President, Global Quality and Operations (Viju S. Menon)
Oversees manufacturing, supply chain, quality systems and operational excellence worldwide.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Three global Group Presidents with full P&L responsibility report through the COO, not directly to the CEO.
This structure concentrates operational control under the President & COO while allowing the CEO to focus on strategy, capital allocation and the board role. Orthopaedics and MedSurg & Neurotechnology mirror Stryker’s two reportable segments, while Global Quality and Operations sits alongside them as a peer division, underscoring the company’s emphasis on manufacturing scale, compliance and supply resilience.
The model is notably divisional for a medical technology company of Stryker’s size, with fewer corporate functional leaders reporting directly to the CEO than at many peers. Finance, legal governance and advisory roles are lean at the top, reinforcing that most execution authority sits with the group presidents and their businesses.
- All Group Presidents are internal promotions
- COO layer buffers CEO from day-to-day operations
The comparison
How Stryker Corporation stacks up
Compared with peers like Zimmer Biomet and Medtronic, Stryker runs a cleaner divisional structure with fewer matrixed overlays. Medtronic and Johnson & Johnson MedTech typically place multiple functional chiefs directly under the CEO, increasing CEO span but diluting divisional autonomy. Stryker’s approach …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Stryker Corporation
3 levels
Medtronic
5 levels
6 levels
Zimmer Biomet
5 levels
5 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Stryker Corporation ✓ COO — no CAIO
Medtronic — no COO — no CAIO
Zimmer Biomet ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was the elevation of Spencer Stiles to President and COO, adding a stronger operational layer beneath the CEO.
- promotedSpencer S. Stiles President and Chief Operating Officer
Promoted from Group President, Orthopaedics effective January 1, 2026.
Source - promotedDylan Crotty Group President, Orthopaedics
Promoted from President, Instruments effective January 1, 2026.
Source - reorgKevin A. Lobo Chair and Chief Executive Officer
Title changed to Chair and CEO effective January 1, 2026.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-23
- CEO
- Kevin A. Lobo
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 4.2 yr
COO role added, tightening operational control beneath the CEO.
Named executive officers (5)
- Kevin A. Lobo - Chair and Chief Executive Officer since 2012
- Preston W. Wells - Chief Financial Officer since 2025
- Spencer S. Stiles - President and Chief Operating Officer since 2026
- J. Andrew Pierce - Group President, MedSurg and Neurotechnology
- Viju S. Menon - Group President, Global Quality and Operations
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-25
- CEO
- Kevin A. Lobo
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 4.8 yr
Divisional presidents reported more directly to the CEO prior to COO appointment.
Named executive officers (1)
- Kevin A. Lobo - Chief Executive Officer and President since 2012
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-25
- CEO
- Kevin A. Lobo
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 5.1 yr
Stable leadership with long-tenured internal executives.
Named executive officers (1)
- Kevin A. Lobo - Chief Executive Officer and President since 2012
Year-over-year changes
The addition of a COO reduced the CEO’s direct operational span while preserving a stable C-suite size.
- CEO span: 7 → 6
- C-suite size: 6 → 6
- Avg tenure: 4.8 → 4.2 yr
- promoted Spencer S. Stiles - President and COO (was Group President, Orthopaedics) (Form 8-K, Dec 4, 2025)
The board
Board of directors
2 directors. 1 of 2 independent (50%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Kevin A. Lobo
Chair Inside
Chair and CEO, Stryker
Sherilyn S. McCoy
Lead Indep. Independent
Former CEO, Avon Products
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 9 mtgs/yr
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Stryker?
Kevin A. Lobo has served as Stryker’s CEO since 2012 and became Chair and CEO on January 1, 2026.
What type of organizational structure does Stryker use?
Stryker uses a divisional structure with Group Presidents running major P&L businesses.
How many direct reports does Stryker's CEO have?
The CEO has seven direct reports, including the COO, CFO, and divisional leaders.
How has Stryker's leadership changed recently?
In late 2025, Spencer Stiles was promoted to President and COO, and Dylan Crotty became Group President of Orthopaedics.
Does Stryker have a COO?
Yes. Spencer S. Stiles became President and Chief Operating Officer effective January 1, 2026.
Sources
- Form 8-K, Dec 4, 2025
- DEF 14A, Mar 23, 2026
- SEC EDGAR: Stryker Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Stryker Corporation 10-K Annual Report
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