---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000063908-25-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MCD"
cik: "0000063908"
company_name: "MCDONALDS CORP"
filed_at: "2025-03-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T00:18:31.428314+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# McDonald’s appoints Jill McDonald as Global Chief Restaurant Experience Officer; Steijaert to lead IOM

## Summary
- Jill McDonald appointed EVP – Global Chief Restaurant Experience Officer; will separate from President, IOM role on May 1, 2025.
- Manuel JM Steijaert, currently EVP – Global Chief Customer Officer, named as successor to President, International Operated Markets effective May 1, 2025.
- Changes approved by Board on March 10, 2025; effective date around May 1, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000063908-25-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MCD
- cik: 0000063908
- company_name: MCDONALDS CORP
- filed_at: 2025-03-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390825000017/0000063908-25-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390825000017/mcd-20250310.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063908-25-000017
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063908-25-000017.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063908-25-000017.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Manuel JM Steijaert was appointed as Executive Vice President – President, International Operated Markets at MCDONALDS CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President – President, International Operated Markets
  source text: The Board appointed Manuel JM Steijaert, currently the Company’s Executive Vice President – Global Chief Customer Officer, to replace Ms. McDonald as Executive Vice President – President, IOM, on or about May 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390825000017/0000063908-25-000017-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gillian (Jill) McDonald was appointed as Executive Vice President – Global Chief Restaurant Experience Officer at MCDONALDS CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President – Global Chief Restaurant Experience Officer
  source text: the appointment of Gillian (Jill) McDonald as Executive Vice President – Global Chief Restaurant Experience Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000006390825000017/0000063908-25-000017-index.htm

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