Awards & Recognition
★Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation visiting fellow position (2008)
★Successfully led McDonald's turnaround - profit margin rose from 13.62% to 25% in 2015
Notable Facts
→CEO of McDonald's from March 2015 to November 2019
→Led successful turnaround of McDonald's, doubling profit margins and stock value
→Previously CEO of PizzaExpress and Wagamama restaurant chains
→Fired for inappropriate relationships with employees, returned $105 million severance
→Fined $400,000 by SEC and banned from executive roles for 5 years
→Durham University graduate who trained as accountant at Price Waterhouse
→Served as visiting fellow at Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation
→Implemented all-day breakfast and digital ordering initiatives at McDonald's