Cintas CFO Mike Hansen to retire; Scott Garula named successor effective June 1
Cintas said Chief Financial Officer Mike Hansen will retire from the CFO role and become Assistant to the CEO effective May 31, 2025. Scott Garula, President of the Rental Division, was appointed to succeed him as Executive Vice President and CFO effective June 1, 2025, a planned transition the company describes as following a succession process.
Key points
- Mike Hansen retires as Executive Vice President and CFO; he notified the company on March 31, 2025, and moves to Assistant to the CEO effective May 31, 2025
- Scott Garula, 54, was appointed on April 1, 2025 as Executive Vice President and CFO effective June 1, 2025; he joined Cintas in 1996 and was President and COO of the Rental Division from June 2023
- Garula's initial annual pay: $650,000 base salary, 90% of base salary target annual incentive, and $1,500,000 target long-term incentive
- One-time promotion awards under the 2016 Equity Plan: restricted stock with $250,000 and non-qualified stock options with $75,000 grant date fair value
The filing
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