---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000063908-23-000082"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MCD"
cik: "0000063908"
company_name: "MCDONALDS CORP"
filed_at: "2023-08-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T04:26:26.071645+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# McDonald's director Richard Lenny to retire from board effective Oct 31, 2023

## Summary
- Director Richard H. Lenny notified retirement from McDonald's Board, effective October 31, 2023.
- Lenny served on the Board for 18 years, chaired Compensation Committee since 2019, and was founding member of Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility Committee.
- Retirement not due to any disagreement with the company; press release emphasizes his contributions.
- No successor named for his director position or committee chair role.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000063908-23-000082
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MCD
- cik: 0000063908
- company_name: MCDONALDS CORP
- filed_at: 2023-08-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390823000082/0000063908-23-000082-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390823000082/mcd-20230821.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063908-23-000082
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063908-23-000082.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063908-23-000082.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard H. Lenny retired as Director at MCDONALDS CORP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On August 21, 2023, Richard H. Lenny notified McDonald’s Corporation (the “Company”) of his retirement from the Company’s Board of Directors and all Committees thereof, effective as of October 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390823000082/0000063908-23-000082-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.