Who are Rollins's decision-makers?
Rollins is led by Jerry Gahlhoff Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, with finance leadership from William W. Harkins. Enterprise buying decisions usually combine corporate function approval with operating-unit sponsorship.
- CEO
- Jerry Gahlhoff Jr.
- CFO/key exec
- William W. Harkins
- Founded
- 1948
- Employees
- About 20,000
- HQ
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Status
- NYSE: ROL public company
- Jerry Gahlhoff Jr.President and Chief Executive OfficerCEO since 2023Leads Rollins' organic growth, acquisitions, and brand portfolio.
- William W. HarkinsEVP and Chief Financial OfficerCFO effective June 15, 2026Promoted from chief accounting officer to lead finance.
- Elizabeth ChandlerChief Legal OfficerSenior legal executiveLeads legal, governance, and compliance.
- John WilsonVice ChairmanLong-tenured leaderProvides continuity from Rollins' operating history.
Who leads Rollins?
Jerry Gahlhoff Jr. serves as President and Chief Executive Officer; William W. Harkins serves as EVP and Chief Financial Officer; Elizabeth Chandler serves as Chief Legal Officer; John Wilson serves as Vice Chairman. The leadership mix reflects a public company where operating execution, finance discipline, safety, and customer retention are central to performance.
Who actually makes buying decisions at Rollins?
Corporate procurement and finance typically control vendor approval, while IT, legal, security, HR, safety, fleet, operations, and regional leaders shape requirements. For operating tools, the executive sponsor is often the function owner closest to measurable productivity, compliance, customer experience, or margin improvement.
How is Rollins organized as it scales?
Rollins combines corporate governance with distributed operating teams. That structure rewards vendors that can support national standards while still fitting branch, region, job-site, route, plant, or account-level workflows.
As of June 2026.Sources:Rollins investorsRollins fiscal 2025 resultsRollins CFO transition
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