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Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following are the Executive Officers of our Company (as of the
date of this filing):
Michael D. Andres, 58, is President, McDonald’s USA, a
position he has held since October 2014. Mr. Andres returned to
the Company in September 2014 after serving as President, Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of LRI Holdings, Inc., the parent
company of Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., a steakhouse restaurant
chain, since February 2013. From February 2010 to September
2012, Mr. Andres served as Central Division President of
McDonald’s USA. Except for the period he was with Logan’s
Roadhouse, Mr. Andres has served the Company for 31 years.
Peter J. Bensen, 53, is Chief Administrative Officer, a position
he has held since March 2015. From May 2014 through February
2015, Mr. Bensen served as Corporate Senior Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that time, Mr.
Bensen served as Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer from January 2008 through April 2014. He has
served the Company for 19 years.
Ian F. Borden, 47, is President - Foundational Markets, a
position he has held since July 2015. From January 2014 through
June 2015, Mr. Borden served as Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer - McDonald’s APMEA. Prior to that time, Mr.
Borden served as Regional Vice President of Europe’s East
Division from April 2011 to December 2013 and as Managing
Director - McDonald’s Ukraine from December 2007 to December
2013. He has served the Company for 21 years.
Stephen J. Easterbrook, 48, is President and Chief Executive
Officer, a position he has held since March 2015. Mr. Easterbrook
was also elected a Director of the Company effective March 2015.
From May 2014 through February 2015, Mr. Easterbrook served
as Corporate Senior Executive Vice President and Global Chief
Brand Officer. From June 2013 through April 2014, Mr.
Easterbrook served as Corporate Executive Vice President and
Global Chief Brand Officer. From September 2012 through May
2013, Mr. Easterbrook served as the Chief Executive Officer of
Wagamama Limited, a pan-Asian restaurant chain, and from
September 2011 to September 2012, he served as the Chief
Executive Officer of PizzaExpress Limited, an Italian restaurant
brand. From December 2010 to September 2011, he held the
position of President, McDonald’s Europe. Prior to that, Mr.
Easterbrook served in a number of roles with the Company.
Except for the period he was with PizzaExpress and Wagamama,
Mr. Easterbrook has served the Company for 22 years.
David O. Fairhurst, 47, is Corporate Executive Vice President
& Chief People Officer, a position he has held since October 2015.
Mr. Fairhurst served as Corporate Senior Vice President,
International Human Resources and Strategy from April 2015 to
September 2015. Prior to that time, he served as Europe Vice
President - Chief People Officer from January 2011 to March 2015
and as Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer - Northern
Europe from 2007 to December 2010. Mr. Fairhurst has served
the Company for 10 years.
Robert L. Gibbs, 44, is Corporate Executive Vice President -
Corporate Relations and Chief Communications Officer, a position
he has held since June 2015. Mr. Gibbs joined the Company from
The Incite Agency, a strategic communications advisory firm that
he co-founded in 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Gibbs held several senior
advisory roles in the White House, serving as the White House
Press Secretary beginning in 2009, then as Senior Advisor in the
2012 re-election campaign.
Douglas M. Goare, 63, is President, Lead International
Markets, a position he has held since July 2015. From October
2011 through June 2015, Mr. Goare served as President,
McDonald’s Europe. Prior to that time, Mr. Goare served as
Corporate Executive Vice President of Supply Chain and
Development from February 2011 through September 2011 and as
Corporate Senior Vice President of Supply Chain from June 2007
through November 2010. In addition, Mr. Goare assumed
responsibility for Development in December 2010 and served as
Corporate Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and
Development through January 2011. Mr. Goare has served the
Company for 37 years.
David L. Hoffmann, 48, is President, High Growth Markets, a
position he has held since July 2015. From July 2012 through
June 2015, Mr. Hoffman served as President of APMEA. From
January 2012 through June 2012, he held the position of Senior
Vice President and Restaurant Support Officer for APMEA. Prior
to that time, he held the position of Vice President of Strategy,
Insights and Development for APMEA from May 2011 through
December 2011. From November 2008 through April 2011, he
held the position of Executive Vice President of McDonald’s
Japan. Mr. Hoffman has served the Company for 19 years.
Christopher Kempczinski, 47, is Corporate Executive Vice
President - Strategy, Business Development and Innovation, a
position he has held since October 2015. Mr. Kempczinski joined
the Company from Kraft Heinz, a manufacturer and marketer of
food and beverage products, where he most recently served as
Executive Vice President of Growth Initiatives and President of
Kraft International from December 2014 to September 2015. Prior
to that, Mr. Kempczinski served as President of Kraft Canada from
July 2012 through December 2014 and as Senior Vice President -
U.S. Grocery from 2008 to July 2012.
Silvia Lagnado, 52, is Corporate Executive Vice President,
Global Chief Marketing Officer, a position she has held since
August 2015. Ms. Lagnado served as Chief Marketing Officer of
Bacardi Limited, a spirits company, from September 2010 to
October 2012. Prior to that, Ms. Lagnado served more than
twenty years in positions of increased responsibility at Unilever.
Brian J. Mullens, 44, is Corporate Senior Vice President -
Controller, a position he has held since March 2015. From
September 2014 through February 2015, Mr. Mullens served as
Corporate Vice President-Finance. Prior to that time, Mr. Mullens
served as Corporate Vice President and Assistant Controller from
December 2012 to September 2014 and as Chief Financial Officer
of McDonald's U.K. and Northern Division, Europe from December
2007 to November 2012. Mr. Mullens has been with the Company
for 19 years.
Kevin M. Ozan, 52, is Corporate Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, a position he has held since March 2015.
From February 2008 through February 2015, Mr. Ozan served as
Corporate Senior Vice President - Controller. Mr. Ozan has
served the Company for 18 years.
Gloria Santona, 65, is Corporate Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary, a position she has held since July
2003. Ms. Santona has been with the Company for 38 years.
Jim R. Sappington, 57, is Corporate Executive Vice President,
Operations and Technology Systems, a position he has held since
March 2015. From January 2013 through February 2015, Mr.
Sappington served as Corporate Senior Vice President-Chief
Information Officer. Prior to that time, Mr. Sappington served as
U.S. Vice President - General Manager for the Northwest Region
from September 2010 to December 2012. Mr. Sappington has
been with the Company for 28 years.