McDonald's Corp. has named Jill McDonald as president of its international operated markets.
Jill McDonald
The Chicago-based burger brand also said Jo Semples will continue to lead the international developmental licensed markets as senior vice president and president, IDL. Semples’ responsibilities will now include McDonald’s China business.
“As our global business and our two international segments continue to grow, each can further benefit from strong leadership teams focused closely on their needs — supporting the strong bench of talent in their segments and representing the perspectives of their markets on the global senior leadership team,” Chris Kempczinski, McDonald’s CEO, said in a message to the company’s global system.
“I am extremely proud of our International team's progress in driving our Accelerating the Arches strategy,” Kempczinski said.
“With Jill, we are well positioned to continue building on our success. I look forward to even greater growth across these markets through an enhanced customer and crew experience, and improved connectivity and collaboration between our market and global teams.”
McDonald's has more than 39,000 locations in over 100 countries.
