internal
Donnie King
President & Chief Executive Officer
Executive
5 yr
7 reports
Tyson Foods, Inc. ·TSN
COO oversees all segments in a classic protein division model
Food & Agriculture · Fortune #71 · Divisional structure · 139K employees · Springdale, AR
6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
1.8
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
flat for 139K emp
3 yr
Avg tenure
67%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-09-27 · 10-K
Revenue
$54.4B
Operating income
$1.1B
Net income
$474M
Total assets
$36.7B
Sourced from Tyson Foods, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2025-12-17 ↗ View on SEC
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Tyson Foods concentrates all protein segments under a single COO reporting to the CEO. This page maps the current executive structure, highlights recent leadership changes, and analyzes how Tyson’s divisional model compares with major food peers.
What to model
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Latest signal Phillip Thomas joined as Vice President, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
Appointed effective April 6, 2026.
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The people
Who's running this
6 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Curt T. Calaway
Chief Financial Officer
Finance
4 yr
1 reports
internal
Adam Deckinger
Chief Legal & Administrative Officer
Legal
3 yr
1 reports
Devin Cole
Chief Operating Officer
Operations
1 yr
0 reports
Jacqueline Hanson
Chief People Officer
Human Resources
2 yr
0 reports
Mike Wheeler
Chief Technology Officer
Technology
3 yr
0 reports
The businesses
How Tyson Foods, Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Beef
30K employees
Chief Operating Officer (Devin Cole)
Processes and markets beef products globally across retail and foodservice channels.
$21.6B rev $-1135000000 op inc FY2025
Chicken
50K employees
Chief Operating Officer (Devin Cole)
Handles poultry breeding, processing, and value-added chicken products.
$16.8B rev $1.4B op inc FY2025
Prepared Foods
25K employees
Chief Operating Officer (Devin Cole)
Produces branded ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook food products.
$9.9B rev $898M op inc FY2025
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Tyson Foods is distinctive in placing all operating segments directly under a single COO rather than individual segment CEOs.
Devin Cole, appointed COO in September 2025, has responsibility across Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Prepared Foods, concentrating operational accountability in one role. This reinforces Tyson’s divisional P&L structure while keeping the CEO’s span focused on enterprise leadership and capital allocation.
The CEO has a relatively tight span of control with six direct reports, most of whom lead corporate functions. Segment leadership is pushed one layer down, signaling a bias toward operational consistency and scale efficiencies across proteins. Finance and legal functions show long-tenured internal leaders, reflecting Tyson’s emphasis on continuity in control roles.
- All segments consolidated under COO
- CEO span focused on corporate leaders
The comparison
How Tyson Foods, Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers like JBS and Hormel, Tyson’s structure is more centralized at the COO level, whereas competitors often elevate individual protein segment CEOs. This gives Tyson tighter integration but potentially less autonomy at the segment level. Relative to Nestlé and Conagra, Tyson runs fewer global functional …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Tyson Foods, Inc. ✓ COO — no CAIO
JBS ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was the appointment of Devin Cole as COO, consolidating all segments under one operations leader.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2025-12-17
- CEO
- Donnie King
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 3 yr
COO role consolidated all operating segments.
Named executive officers (4)
- Donnie King - President & CEO since 2021
- Curt Calaway - CFO since 2021
- Devin Cole - COO since 2025
- Adam Deckinger - Chief Legal & Administrative Officer since 2022
Year-over-year changes
The addition of a COO increased CEO span and centralized operations.
- CEO span: 5 → 6
- C-suite size: 5 → 6
- Avg tenure: 4 → 3 yr
- new Devin Cole - Chief Operating Officer (8-K Sep 5, 2025)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Tyson Foods?
Donnie King has served as President and CEO since June 2021.
What type of organizational structure does Tyson Foods use?
Tyson Foods uses a divisional structure organized around protein segments.
How many direct reports does Tyson Foods's CEO have?
The CEO currently has six direct reports.
How has Tyson Foods's leadership changed recently?
Recent changes include appointing Devin Cole as COO and Phillip Thomas as Chief Accounting Officer.
Does Tyson Foods have a COO?
Yes. Devin Cole was appointed Chief Operating Officer in September 2025.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Apr 2026
- 8-K Filing, Sep 2025
- SEC EDGAR: Tyson Foods, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Tyson Foods, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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