internal
Chad J. Zamarin
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
1 yr
5 reports
The Williams Companies, Inc. ·WMB
Post‑2025 succession left CEO without an executive chair layer
Energy · Fortune #404 · Functional structure · 6K employees · Tulsa, Oklahoma
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5
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 9)
5
Avg span
wide
2
Max depth
2 levels
2.8 yr
Avg tenure
↓ 4.3yr from FY2024
80%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$14.9B
Operating income
$4.2B
Net income
$2.6B
Total assets
$58.6B
Shares out
1.22B
Sourced from The Williams Companies, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-18 ↗ View on SEC
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Post‑2025 succession left Williams with a lean, functional executive structure and no executive chair layer. This page maps the current CEO‑centric org, executive team roles, recent leadership changes, governance separation, 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 Alan S. Armstrong departed as Executive Board Chair
Resigned from Board effective March 23, 2026 to accept appointment as U.S. Senator.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI & Analytics Officer Introduce a CAIO reporting to the CEO to centralize data, automation, and AI initiatives across pipeline operations.
- Move Corporate Development under CFO Shift Corporate Strategic Development to report to the CFO to tighten capital allocation and M&A discipline.
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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
Larry C. Larsen
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Operations
1 yr
0 reports
internal
John D. Porter
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
4 yr
0 reports
internal
T. Lane Wilson
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Legal
6 yr
0 reports
Robert R. Wingo
Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategic Development
Corporate Development
1 yr
0 reports
Stephen W. Bergstrom
Independent Chairman of the Board
Board
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.
Chad J. Zamarin $8.7M
- Base salary
- $830K
- Stock awards
- $6.00M
- Non-equity incentive
- $1.49M
- Pension change
- $331K
- Other
- $30K
- 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×CEO base salary
3×NEO base salary
5×Director cash retainer
Stock ownership guidelines expressed as multiples of base salary or annual retainer.
| Holder | Shares | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| Chad J. Zamarin | 587K | <1% |
The businesses
How The Williams Companies, Inc. divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Operations
3K employees
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (Larry C. Larsen)
Oversees pipeline operations, gathering, processing, and storage assets across Williams’ footprint.
Finance
400 employees
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (John D. Porter)
Responsible for financial reporting, capital allocation, investor relations, and treasury.
Legal
150 employees
Senior Vice President and General Counsel (T. Lane Wilson)
Manages legal, regulatory, compliance, and governance matters.
Corporate Strategic Development
100 employees
Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategic Development (Robert R. Wingo)
Leads M&A, strategic investments, and portfolio optimization.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Post‑2025 succession left Williams with a simplified top structure where the CEO operates without an executive chair layer.
Following Chad Zamarin’s July 2025 promotion and Alan Armstrong’s transition to — and subsequent departure from — an executive chair role in March 2026, operational authority consolidated directly under the CEO.
The org chart shows a traditional functional model: COO, CFO, General Counsel, and Corporate Strategic Development all report directly to the CEO, with no separate president or regional CEOs. This keeps decision‑making centralized and reduces hierarchy, consistent with a pipeline‑heavy asset base requiring operational coordination more than product autonomy.
Compared with prior years, the board leadership is now clearly separated from management, with an independent chairman and no executive chair. This aligns governance with shareholder expectations while preserving a lean executive layer.
- Executive chair role eliminated in 2026
- Board chair now fully independent
The comparison
How The Williams Companies, Inc. stacks up
Williams’ structure is leaner than many midstream peers that retain executive chairs or multiple business‑unit CEOs. Competitors like Kinder Morgan and Enbridge typically have deeper operational hierarchies reflecting broader asset mixes. Relative to peers, Williams’ CEO span is moderate, but its absence of a …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
The Williams Companies, Inc.
2 levels
4 levels
Enbridge
5 levels
TC Energy
5 levels
4 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
The Williams Companies, Inc. ✓ COO — no CAIO
Enbridge ✓ COO — no CAIO
TC Energy ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was Alan Armstrong’s March 2026 departure, eliminating the executive chair layer and fully separating board and management leadership.
- departedAlan S. Armstrong Executive Board Chair
Resigned from Board effective March 23, 2026 to accept appointment as U.S. Senator.
Source - promotedChad J. Zamarin President and Chief Executive Officer
Promoted effective July 1, 2025 as part of planned succession.
Source - Date not confirmed promotedLarry C. Larsen EVP and Chief Operating Officer
Promoted effective May 2025 following retirement of prior COO.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-18
- CEO
- Chad J. Zamarin
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 3.2 yr
First full year reflecting planned CEO succession.
Named executive officers (5)
- Chad J. Zamarin - President and CEO since 2025
- Larry C. Larsen - EVP and COO since 2025
- John D. Porter - EVP and CFO since 2021
- T. Lane Wilson - SVP and General Counsel since 2020
- Robert R. Wingo - EVP Corporate Strategic Development since 2025
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-20
- CEO
- Alan S. Armstrong
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 7.1 yr
Legacy CEO structure with executive chair succession planned.
Named executive officers (5)
- Alan S. Armstrong - President and CEO since 2011
- Chad J. Zamarin - EVP Corporate Strategic Development since 2023
- John D. Porter - EVP and CFO since 2021
- T. Lane Wilson - SVP and General Counsel since 2020
- Micheal G. Dunn - EVP and COO since 2017
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-19
- CEO
- Alan S. Armstrong
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 8 yr
Stable long‑tenured leadership team prior to succession.
Named executive officers (5)
- Alan S. Armstrong - President and CEO since 2011
- Micheal G. Dunn - EVP and COO since 2017
- John D. Porter - EVP and CFO since 2021
- T. Lane Wilson - SVP and General Counsel since 2020
- Larry C. Larsen - SVP Gathering & Processing since 2019
Year-over-year changes
Leadership remained stable with minor role retitling ahead of planned succession.
- CEO span: 5 → 5
- C-suite size: 6 → 6
- Avg tenure: 8 → 7.1 yr
- retitled Chad J. Zamarin - EVP Corporate Strategic Development (was SVP Corporate Strategic Development) (DEF 14A 2024)
Planned CEO succession and COO retirement significantly reduced average tenure.
- CEO span: 5 → 5
- C-suite size: 6 → 6
- Avg tenure: 7.1 → 3.2 yr
- promoted Chad J. Zamarin - President and CEO (was EVP Corporate Strategic Development) (8-K May 5, 2025)
- departed Micheal G. Dunn - EVP and COO (was EVP and COO) (2026 Proxy Statement)
The board
Board of directors
2 directors. 1 of 2 independent (50%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Chad J. Zamarin
Inside
President and CEO, Williams Companies
Stephen W. Bergstrom
Chair Independent
Former Energy Executive
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
- Stephen W. Bergstrom Chair
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Williams?
Chad J. Zamarin has served as President and CEO since July 1, 2025.
What type of organizational structure does Williams use?
Williams uses a functional structure with major corporate functions reporting directly to the CEO.
How many direct reports does Williams's CEO have?
The CEO has five direct executive reports.
How has Williams's leadership changed recently?
In March 2026, former executive chair Alan Armstrong departed the board, further separating governance from management.
Does Williams have a COO?
Yes. Larry C. Larsen has served as EVP and Chief Operating Officer since 2025.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Mar 26, 2026
- 8-K Filing, May 5, 2025
- 2026 Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: The Williams Companies, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: The Williams Companies, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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