Chris Kempczinski

The Birth of Christopher John Kempczinski

Sep 26, 1968

-Chris Kempczinski was born in Boston
-Mother is Ann Marie Kempczinski
-Father is Richard Kempczinski
-Raised in Cincinnati, Ohio

Graduated from Indian Hill High School

1987

Graduated from Duke University

1991

• Graduated 1991
• Earned bachelor's

Brand Manager, Soap Sector of Procter & Gamble

1991

Project Leader & Consultant of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

1997

Graduated from Harvard Business School

1997

• Harvard Business School
• Graduated 1997
• Earned MBA

Director, Corporate Strategy & Development of PepsiCo

2000

Vice President at Aquafina of PepsiCo

2003

Vice President, Non-Carbonated Beverages of PepsiCo

2005

Senior Vice President – U.S. Grocery of The Kraft Heinz Company

2008

President of Kraft Canada

2012

Executive Vice President of Growth Initiatives and President, International of The Kraft Heinz Company

2014

Join the McDonalds Family

2015

• Joined as Corporate Executive Vice President - Strategy, Business Development and Innovation Of McDonalds

President of McDonald's USA

2017

CEO, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDonalds

Nov 1, 2019

• promoted to CEO after predecessor (Steve Easterbrook) was fired

Racial Lawsuit Filed

Jan 1, 2020

• 2 senior executives sued Mcdonald's
• racial discrimination against African Americans

Sick Leave

2020

• Due to Covid Mcdonald's finally offered sick leave
• However it is only for corporate owned franchises (5% of their network)
• due to most franchises outside the network having over 500 employees the Families First Coronavirus Response Act is not giving them sick leave

Another Lawsuit

Sep 1, 2020

• 52 African American run franchises sued Mcdonald's
• said that Mcdonalds was denying them the same opportunities as other franchises
• racially hostile work environment
• punished for raising any complaints
• 3rd racial lawsuit that year

Racist Texts Accusation

Nov 3, 2021

• text messages with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot
• put blame on the parents for the murder of 2 young children
• also made racist remarks
• generally disrespectful

Walkout

Nov 16, 2021

• Mcdonald's employees in at least 10 cities walked out of restaurants
• In response to a lawsuit where a 14 year old girl was raped by a manager who assaulted a 10 year old girl previously
• Employees said Mcdonald's response to harassment over the years was "inadequate"

Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Apr 1, 2022

• filled by 2 former employees + backed by 5,000 others
• alleging inappropriate conduct happened for years

Unsafe Food Lawsuit

Sep 1, 2022

• a man ordered a McNugget and bit into an inch long bone
• cracking his tooth in 2 places

Claim

Nov 2, 2023

McDonald's is struggling to come back from an unethical standpoint because of its previous CEO. It is now working to making more impact developments in becoming ethical.