Who is the CEO of McDonald's?

Chris Kempczinski is chairman and CEO of McDonald's Corporation.

Who founded McDonald's?

The McDonald brothers founded the original restaurant concept, and Ray Kroc founded the modern franchise company in 1955.

How many employees does McDonald's have?

McDonald's reports company employees separately from the larger franchisee system; the public profile is over 150,000 company employees plus many more franchisee employees.

Who should you contact to sell into McDonald's?

Start with the business owner for restaurant operations, digital, technology, supply chain, or marketing, then expect procurement, security, legal, finance, market, and franchisee stakeholders.

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Who are McDonald's decision-makers?

McDonald's is led by Chris Kempczinski, chairman and CEO. Enterprise buying decisions involve global, market, franchisee, technology, finance, procurement, legal, security, operations, and supply-chain stakeholders.

CEO: Chris Kempczinski
CIO: Brian Rice
Founded: 1955
Employees: 150,000+
HQ: Chicago, IL
Notable: Highly franchised system

Chris KempczinskiChairman and Chief Executive OfficerCEO since 2019; chairman since 2024Leads global strategy, brand direction, and Accelerating the Arches.
Ian BordenExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerCFO since 2022Owns finance, capital allocation, investor messaging, and enterprise performance.
Brian RiceExecutive Vice President and Global Chief Information OfficerGlobal CIO since 2022Runs global technology behind digital, restaurant systems, data, and platform modernization.
Jill McDonaldExecutive Vice President, President, International Operated MarketsSenior leadership role listed by McDonald'sKey executive for major company-operated international markets.

Who leads McDonald's?

Chris Kempczinski leads McDonald's globally, Ian Borden leads finance, and Brian Rice leads global technology. Market presidents and regional leaders are critical because many decisions must work across local operations and franchisee economics.

Who actually makes buying decisions at McDonald's?

Digital, restaurant technology, loyalty, supply chain, and operations deals usually include corporate technology, the relevant business owner, market teams, finance, procurement, legal, security, and franchisee input. U.S.-specific technology decisions may include U.S. leadership such as the CIO and operations teams.

How is McDonald's organized as it scales?

McDonald's is organized through global corporate functions, International Operated Markets, International Developmental Licensed Markets, the U.S. business, suppliers, and franchisees. That structure rewards vendors who can prove reliability, repeatability, and unit-level economics.

As of June 2026.Sources:McDonald's leadership McDonald's U.S. technology leadership

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