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'{{Infobox person | image = | image_size = | name = Steve Easterbrook | caption = | birth_name = Stephen J. Easterbrook | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1967}} | birth_place = [[Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom]] | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | restingplace = | nationality = British | religion = | ethnicity = | residence = [[Illinois]], US | education = [[Watford Grammar School for Boys]] | alma mater = [[Durham University]] | occupation = CEO, [[McDonald’s]] (2015–present) | known for = | salary = | networth = | spouse = married | parents = | children = 3 | relatives = | website = }} '''Stephen J. "Steve" Easterbrook''' (born 1967) is a British corporate executive. On 1 March 2015, after being chief brand officer of [[McDonald's]] and its former head in the UK and northern Europe, he became CEO, 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=http://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 J. Easterbrook<ref name=Bloomberg02>{{cite web|title=Stephen J. Easterbrook|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=27064307&ticker=MCD|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=29 January 2015}}</ref> was born in 1967.<ref name=Independent>{{cite news|last1=Thompson|first1=James|title=Steve Easterbrook: An appetite for more growth at McDonald's UK|url=http://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=http://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=http://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> == 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}} {{Persondata | NAME = Easterbrook, Steve | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Businessman | DATE OF BIRTH = 1967 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{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 Durham University]]'