Don Thompson (executive)

Don Thompson
Born
Donald Thompson

(1963-03-30) March 30, 1963 (age 61)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationPurdue University, 1984, B.S. (electrical engineering)
Occupation(s)Electrical engineer, Northrop Grumman (1985–1990)
McDonald's Executive (1990–2015)
CEO, McDonald's Corporation (2012–2015)
Board of directors Beyond Meat[1]

Donald Thompson (born March 30, 1963) is an American engineer and business executive who was the president and chief executive of McDonald's Corporation from 2012 until 2015. He announced on January 28, 2015, that he would retire from the company and leave his position on March 1, 2015, and was succeeded by Steve Easterbrook, the senior executive vice president and chief brand officer.[2] He is currently the CEO of Cleveland Avenue, an investment group and accelerator that focuses on building new food, beverage, and restaurant concepts, which he founded in 2015.[3] Cleveland Avenue has invested in Beyond Meat and Taste 222, among other food industry companies, and Thompson has served as a member of the board of directors at Beyond Meat since October 2015.[4][3]

  1. ^ "Donald Thompson | Board Member | Beyond Meat, Inc". investors.beyondmeat.com.
  2. ^ "McDonald's CEO Don Thompson to Retire in March" Archived 2015-12-10 at the Wayback Machine Fox Business. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Donald Thompson | Board Member | Beyond Meat, Inc". investors.beyondmeat.com. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  4. ^ "Don Thompson's fake-meat fortune soars". Crain's Chicago Business. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2020-08-16.