McDonald's Board Faces Challenge Over C.E.O. Firing
McDonald’s shareholder meeting will feature a clash over board seats. Steve Easterbrook, the former chief executive of McDonald’s who was fired in 2019 for having a consensual sexual relationship with an employee.Credit...Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters May 19, 2021, 2:36 p.m. ET Despite posting robust revenue and earnings during the pandemic of the past year, executives at McDonald’s are likely to face tough questions at Thursday’s annual shareholder meeting from critics who believed they mishandled the dismissal of the former chief executive Steve Easterbrook. On Wednesday, the institution...
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