The board found that Easterbrook, who had led McDonald's since 2015, had "demonstrated poor judgement" involving the relationship, McDonald's said in a news release. "This was a mistake," Easterbrook said of the relationship in an email to employees on Sunday released by the company. In June 2018, Intel Corp CEO Brian Krzanich resigned after an investigation found he had a consensual relationship with an employee that breached company policy. In his own message to employees, Kempczinski thanked Easterbrook for recruiting him to McDonald's and said he expected the company to continue its customer-focused growth plan. McDonald's has faced allegations in the past year of condoning sexual harassment in the workplace and retaliating against employees who spoke up about it.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 04, 2019 20:15 UTC