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'{{short description|Businessman}} {{Infobox person | name = Steve Easterbrook | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = Stephen James Easterbrook | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|08|06|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Watford]], England, United Kingdom | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = British | residence = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], US | education = [[Watford Grammar School for Boys]] | alma mater = [[Durham University]] | occupation = | title = Former President & CEO, [[McDonald's]] | term = March 2015 - November 2019 | predecessor = [[Don Thompson (executive)|Don Thompson]] | successor = [[Chris Kempczinski]] | known for = | salary = $15.9 million (2018)<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 = Divorced | parents = | children = 3 | relatives = | website = }} '''Stephen James Easterbrook''' (born August 7. 1967) is a British business executive. From March 2015 to November 2019, he served as president and chief executive of [[McDonald's]], a major American fast food corporation. On November 1, 2019, the Board of Directors voted to dismiss Easterbrook with immediate effect, due to evidence of a relationship with a staff member - a violation of company policy. On November 3, the McDonald’s board of directors named [[Chris Kempczinski]], formerly president of McDonald’s USA, as its new global president and chief executive. ==Early life== Stephen James Easterbrook was born on 6 August 1967 in [[Watford]], England.<ref name="Britannica">{{cite web |last1=Rafferty |first1=John P. |title=Steve Easterbrook |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Steve-Easterbrook |website=Britannica |accessdate=28 August 2019}}</ref><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><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jan/29/mcdonalds-new-chief-executive-steve-easterbrook|title=Profile: McDonald's chief executive Steve Easterbrook|last=Monaghan|first=Angela|date=2015-01-29|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-04-14|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</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]], who would later become 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 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> For 2016, Easterbrook's total compensation almost doubled to $15.4 million.<ref name="Chicago Tribune"/> In November 2019, the McDonald's board of directors voted to remove Easterbrook as CEO, as he had violated corporate policies on personal conduct by entering into a relationship with an employee.<ref>https://www.wsj.com/articles/mcdonalds-fires-ceo-steve-easterbrook-over-relationship-with-employee-11572816660?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1</ref> He was replaced as CEO by [[Chris Kempczinski]], who had been president of McDonald's USA.<ref name="Evening Express">{{cite news |title=McDonald’s CEO steps down after relationship with employee |url=https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/business/mcdonalds-ceo-steps-down-after-relationship-with-employee/ |accessdate=3 November 2019 |work=Evening Express |date=3 November 2019}}</ref> ==Personal life== He is divorced<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/steve-easterbrook-the-wizard-from-watford-shaking-up-mcdonalds-qjkv6r8ll|title=Steve Easterbrook: The wizard from Watford shaking up McDonald's|first=Simon|last=Duke|date=7 January 2018|publisher=|accessdate=19 June 2019|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref> 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=https://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=2015–2019}} {{S-aft | after=[[Chris Kempczinski]]}} {{S-end}} {{McDonald's}} {{portal bar|Food}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Easterbrook, Steve}} [[Category:1967 births]] [[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]]'