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'{{Infobox person | image_size = | name = Steve Easterbrook |image = | caption = | birth_name = Stephen James Easterbrook | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1967|08}} | birth_place = [[Watford]], England | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | restingplace = | nationality = British | religion = | ethnicity = | residence = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], US | education = [[Watford Grammar School for Boys]] | alma mater = [[Durham University]] | occupation = | title = CEO, [[McDonald's]] | term = March 2015- | predecessor = [[Don Thompson (executive)|Don Thompson]] | successor = | known for = | salary = $15.4 million (2016)<ref name="Chicago Tribune">{{cite news|last1=Bomkamp|first1=Samantha|title=McDonald's CEO Easterbrook sees pay package nearly double to $15.4 million|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-mcdonalds-executive-pay-0414-biz-20170413-story.html|accessdate=6 January 2018|work=Chicago Tribune|date=13 April 2017}}</ref> | networth = | spouse = married | parents = | children = 3 | relatives = | website = }} '''Stephen James Easterbrook''' (born August 1967) is a British corporate executive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flixens.com/director/stephen-james-easterbrook|title=STEPHEN JAMES EASTERBROOK - Company Director Check|author=|date=|website=www.flixens.com|accessdate=29 October 2017}}</ref> On 1 March 2015, after being chief brand officer of [[McDonald's]] and its former head in the UK and northern Europe, he became the CEO of the company, succeeding [[Don Thompson (executive)|Don Thompson]], who stepped down on 28 January 2015.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news|last1=Neate|first1=Rupert|title=McDonald’s chief executive steps down after sales slump|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jan/29/mcdonalds-sacks-ceo-don-thompson-steve-easterbrook|accessdate=29 January 2015|work=The Guardian|date=29 January 2015}}</ref> ==Early life== Stephen James Easterbrook was born in August 1967.<ref name=CompaniesHouse>{{cite web|title=Wagamama Limited|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/02605751/officers|website=Companies House|accessdate=29 August 2015}}</ref><ref name=Bloomberg02>{{cite web|title=Stephen J. Easterbrook|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=27064307&ticker=MCD|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=29 January 2015}}</ref><ref name=Independent>{{cite news|last1=Thompson|first1=James|title=Steve Easterbrook: An appetite for more growth at McDonald's UK|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/steve-easterbrook-an-appetite-for-more-growth-at-mcdonalds-uk-1996098.html|accessdate=29 January 2015|work=The Independent|date=10 June 2010}}</ref> He grew up in [[Watford]]<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news|last1=Trotman|first1=Andrew|title=McDonald's names UK-born Steve Easterbrook as new chief executive|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11375911/McDonalds-names-UK-born-Steve-Easterbrook-as-new-chief-executive.html|accessdate=29 January 2015|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=28 January 2015}}</ref> and was educated there at [[Watford Grammar School for Boys]].<ref name=Independent/> He studied natural sciences at [[St Chad's College]], [[Durham University]], where he played cricket with fellow student, [[Nasser Hussain]], the former England cricket captain.<ref name=Independent/> ==Career== After university, he trained as an accountant with [[PricewaterhouseCoopers|Price Waterhouse]].<ref name=Independent/> Easterbrook first worked for McDonald’s in 1993 as a manager in London. In 2011 he left to become CEO of [[PizzaExpress]] and then CEO of [[Wagamama]], two British casual dining chains, before returning to McDonald’s in 2013.<ref name=Bloomberg>{{cite news|last1=Giammona|first1=Craig|title=McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson to Step Down|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-28/mcdonald-s-names-steve-easterbrook-ceo-as-thompson-steps-down|accessdate=29 January 2015|work=Bloomberg|date=28 January 2015}}</ref> On 1 March 2015, after being chief brand officer, and its former head in the UK and northern Europe, he succeeded [[Don Thompson (executive)|Don Thompson]] as CEO.<ref name=Guardian/> For 2016, Easterbrook's total compensation almost doubled to $15.4 million.<ref name="Chicago Tribune"/> == Personal life == He is married with three children, who visit McDonald's two or three times a month.<ref name=Independent/> He lives in Illinois, and is a [[Watford F.C.|Watford FC]] football fan.<ref name=BBC>{{cite news|last1=Robertson|first1=Jamie|title=Steve Easterbrook's new McJob|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-31034874|accessdate=29 January 2015|work=BBC|date=29 January 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{S-start}} {{S-bus}} {{S-bef | before = [[Don Thompson (executive)|Don Thompson]]}} {{S-ttl|title=CEO of [[McDonald's]]|years=2015–present}} {{S-aft | after=incumbent}} {{S-end}} {{McDonald's}} {{portal bar|Food}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Easterbrook, Steve}} [[Category:1967 births]] [[Category:British businesspeople]] [[Category:British chief executives]] [[Category:British accountants]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:McDonald's people]] [[Category:People from Watford]] [[Category:People educated at Watford Grammar School for Boys]] [[Category:Alumni of St Chad's College, Durham]] [[Category:Alumni of Durham University]]'