Chicago / IL. (mdc) McDonald’s Corporation announced that President, International Lead Markets + Chief Restaurant Officer Doug Goare, 66, will retire after 40 years of service on December 31, 2018.
«Doug has been an important leader whose career at McDonald’s has spanned multiple continents and his expertise has contributed greatly to the success of our business today», McDonald’s President and CEO Steve Easterbrook said. «I have always valued his wise counsel and his passion for elevating the experience for our customers and crew. We thank Doug for his steadfast leadership and wish him all the best in his well-deserved retirement.»
In anticipation of Goare’s retirement and with the evolution of the Company’s business model over the past few years to a more heavily franchised structure, the Board of Directors approved several organizational changes to McDonald’s global business. These actions are designed to continue the Company’s efforts towards driving growth as a better McDonald’s through the Velocity Growth Plan.
Beginning January 01, 2019, McDonald’s will operate under a new organizational structure with the following global business segments:
- United States (U.S.) – will continue to operate under the leadership of Chris Kempczinski, 49, President, McDonald’s USA.
- International Operated Markets (IOM) – comprised of wholly-owned markets, or countries in which the Company operates restaurants, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Spain and the U.K. Joe Erlinger, 45, will lead this segment as President, International Operated Markets, and will continue to report to Easterbrook.
- International Developmental Licensed Markets (IDL) – the remaining markets in the McDonald’s system will be led by Ian Borden, 50, as President, International Developmental Licensed Markets. Borden will continue to report to Easterbrook. Corporate activities will also be reported within this segment.
«The organisation we created as we were beginning our turnaround in 2015 helped us make decisions more quickly, act with greater agility and strengthen the performance of our markets», said Easterbrook. «This new organisational structure provides us the opportunity to continue building on our progress, making sure McDonald’s remains positioned to run great restaurants and better serve our customers».
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