STEVE Easterbrook has been fired as chief executive of McDonald’s, the fast-food chain announced Sunday, after he engaged in a consensual relationship with an employee that violated company policy. A McDonald’s spokeswoman declined to reveal more details about the relationship or to say when the board found out about it. Easterbrook, who is divorced and has three daughters, will be replaced by Chris Kempczinski, who most recently served as president of McDonald’s USA. “There’s no question he’s been a very good CEO during his time there,” said Jonathan Maze, editor of the trade publication Restaurant Business. “And McDonald’s seems like they’ve been pretty good at driving the business forward.” - New York Times

Source: New Strait Times November 04, 2019 15:33 UTC