COMPANY

Other brands include Chipotle Mexican Grill (1997-2006) and Boston Market (2000-07).

Official Website:
http://www.mcdonalds.com/

Industry:
Restaurant

Ticker:
NYSE:MCD

Corporate headquarters:
Oak Brook, IL

Sales:
$20.5B (2005)

Employees:
447,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ralph Alvarez	Business	c. 1955		President and COO of McDonald's
Jose Armario	Business	c. 1959		President, McDonalds Canada & Latin America
Claire Babrowski	Business	c. 1958		Radio Shack interim CEO, 2005-06
Charlie Bell	Business	7-Nov-1960	16-Jan-2005	CEO of McDonalds, 2004
Jim Cantalupo	Business	14-Nov-1943	19-Apr-2004	CEO of McDonald's, 2002-04
Lynn Crump-Caine	Business	c. 1957		Former McDonald's executive
Alan Feldman	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Midas
Jack M. Greenberg	Business	1942		CEO of McDonald's, 1998-2002
Jeffrey B. Kindler	Business	c. 1955		CEO of Pfizer
Ray Kroc	Business	5-Oct-1902	14-Jan-1984	McDonald's fast food tycoon
Matthew H. Paull	Business	c. 1952		CFO of McDonalds, 2001-08
Edward H. Rensi	Business	c. 1945		CEO of McDonald's USA, 1991-97
Michael J. Roberts	Business	c. 1952		President and COO of McDonald's, 2004-06
Gloria Santona	Business	c. 1948		General Counsel for McDonald's
James A. Skinner	Business	c. 1944		CEO of McDonald's
Donald Thompson	Business	1963		President, McDonalds USA

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ralph Alvarez	Business	c. 1955		President and COO of McDonald's
Robert A. Eckert	Business	14-Aug-1954		CEO of Mattel
Enrique Hernandez, Jr.	Business	2-Nov-1955		Inter-Con Security Systems
Jeanne P. Jackson	Business	10-Aug-1951		CEO of Banana Republic, 1995-2000
Richard H. Lenny	Business	c. 1952		CEO of Hershey, 2001-07
Walter E. Massey	Business	5-Apr-1938		Morehouse College president, physicist
Andrew J. McKenna	Business	17-Sep-1929		Owner of Schwarz Paper
Cary D. McMillan	Business	c. 1958		VP of Sara Lee, 1999-2004
Sheila A. Penrose	Business	c. 1946		Former Northern Trust executive
John W. Rogers, Jr.	Business	c. 1958		CEO of Ariel Capital Management
James A. Skinner	Business	c. 1944		CEO of McDonald's
Roger W. Stone	Business	16-Feb-1935		CEO of Stone Container, 1979-99

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert A. Eckert	Business	14-Aug-1954		CEO of Mattel

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charlie Bell	Business	7-Nov-1960	16-Jan-2005	CEO of McDonalds, 2004
Edward A. Brennan	Business	16-Jan-1934	27-Dec-2007	CEO of Sears Roebuck, 1984-95
Jack M. Greenberg	Business	1942		CEO of McDonald's, 1998-2002
Donald R. Keough	Business	4-Sep-1926		Chairman of Allen & Company
Ray Kroc	Business	5-Oct-1902	14-Jan-1984	McDonald's fast food tycoon
Neelie Kroes	Government	19-Jul-1941		EU Commissioner of Competition
Edward H. Rensi	Business	c. 1945		CEO of McDonald's USA, 1991-97
Michael J. Roberts	Business	c. 1952		President and COO of McDonald's, 2004-06
Anne-Marie Slaughter	Educator	27-Sep-1958		Dean, Woodrow Wilson School

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Howard Morris	Actor	4-Sep-1919	21-May-2005	Ernest T. Bass on The Andy Griffith Show
Willard Scott	TV Personality	7-Mar-1934		Today Show weatherman

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rafid Ahmed Alwan	Hoaxer	?		Curveball
Andrew Card	Government	10-May-1947		White House Chief of Staff, 2001-06
Jemaine Clement	Musician	10-Jan-1974		Flight of the Conchords
David Desrosiers	Bassist	29-Aug-1980		Bassist for Simple Plan
James Franco	Actor	19-Apr-1978		Freaks and Geeks
Duff Goldman	Chef	17-Dec-1974		Ace of Cakes
David Hahn	Inventor	30-Oct-1976		The Radioactive Boy Scout
Star Jones	TV Personality	24-Mar-1962		The View
Leo Laporte	TV Personality	29-Nov-1956		TechTV host
Andie MacDowell	Actor	21-Apr-1958		St. Elmo's Fire
Rachel McAdams	Actor	7-Oct-1976		The Notebook
Pink	Singer/Songwriter	8-Sep-1979		Can't Take Me Home
Curtis Sliwa	Activist	26-Mar-1954		Founder of the Guardian Angels
Jerry Stahl	Author	1953		Permanent Midnight
Sharon Stone	Actor	10-Mar-1958		Basic Instinct
Chris Tucker	Comic	31-Aug-1972		Pipsqueak in Rush Hour
Shania Twain	Country Musician	28-Aug-1965		You're Still the One
Twista	Rapper	27-Nov-1973		Kamikaze
Keenen Ivory Wayans	Comic	8-Jun-1958		A Wayans Brother

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Claire Babrowski	Business	c. 1958		Radio Shack interim CEO, 2005-06
Joan B. Kroc	Philanthropist	27-Aug-1928	12-Oct-2003	McDonald's widow
Michael Retzer	Business	c. 1946		US Ambassador to Tanzania, 2005-07

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Don Adams	Actor	13-Apr-1926	25-Sep-2005	Maxwell Smart on Get Smart
Jason Alexander	Actor	23-Sep-1959		George Costanza on Seinfeld
Charles Barkley	Basketball	20-Feb-1963		NBA player scored over 23,000 points
Lance Bass	Singer	4-May-1979		*NSYNC, the Quiet One
Larry Bird	Basketball	7-Dec-1956		Boston Celtics
Wayne Brady	Talk Show Host	2-Jun-1972		Makes Bryant Gumbel look like Malcolm X
James Brown	Singer	3-May-1933	25-Dec-2006	Purportedly felt good
Kobe Bryant	Basketball	23-Aug-1978		Embattled Lakers star
Chris Burke	Actor	26-Aug-1965		Corky on Life Goes On
Joey Fatone	Singer	28-Jan-1977		Baritone of *NSYNC
George Foreman	Boxing	10-Jan-1949		Champ knocks out the fat
Michael J. Fox	Actor	9-Jun-1961		Back to the Future
Morgan Freeman	Actor	1-Jun-1937		Unforgiven
Steve Garvey	Baseball	22-Dec-1948		Former LA Dodger
Wayne Gretzky	Hockey	26-Jan-1961		The Great One
Tony Hawk	Skateboarder	12-May-1968		Pro skateboarder
Janet Jackson	Singer	16-May-1966		What Have You Done For Me Lately?
Michael Jordan	Basketball	17-Feb-1963		God's gift to basketball, clearly
Tom Joyner	Radio Personality	23-Nov-1949		The Tom Joyner Morning Show
Heidi Klum	Model	1-Jun-1973		German supermodel
Beyonce Knowles	Singer	4-Sep-1981		Former Destiny's Child frontwoman
Michelle Kwan	Skating	7-Jul-1980		Olympic figure skater
Carl Lewis	Track and Field	1-Jul-1961		Olympian
Rachel McAdams	Actor	7-Oct-1976		The Notebook
Erin Murphy	Actor	17-Jun-1964		Tabitha on Bewitched
Heather O'Rourke	Actor	27-Dec-1975	1-Feb-1988	Carol Anne in Poltergeist
Hakeem Olajuwon	Basketball	21-Jan-1963		Houston Rockets
Ashley Olsen	Actor	13-Jun-1986		Olsen Twin
Mary-Kate Olsen	Actor	13-Jun-1986		Olsen Twin
Tara Reid	Actor	8-Nov-1975		Bunny in The Big Lebowski
Mary Lou Retton	Gymnastics	24-Jan-1968		Olympic gymnast
Alfonso Ribeiro	Actor	21-Sep-1971		Carlton Banks on Fresh Prince
Little Richard	Musician	5-Dec-1932		Tutti Frutti
Kelly Ripa	Actor	2-Oct-1970		Faith on Hope & Faith
Dennis Rodman	Basketball	13-May-1961		Forward, Chicago Bulls
Britney Spears	Singer	2-Dec-1981		Oops!... I Did it Again
Donald Trump	Business	14-Jun-1946		The Donald
Vanna White	Game Show Host	18-Feb-1957		Turns letters on Wheel of Fortune
Serena Williams	Tennis	26-Sep-1981		Winner of 18 Grand Slam titles
Ming Yao	Basketball	12-Sep-1980		7' 6 1/2" Houston Rockets Center
Dwight Yoakam	Country Musician	23-Oct-1956		Country star, This Time

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