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The Birth of Christopher John Kempczinski
-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
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Graduated from Duke University
- Graduated 1991
- Earned bachelor's
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Brand Manager, Soap Sector of Procter & Gamble
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Project Leader & Consultant of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
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Graduated from Harvard Business School
- Harvard Business School
- Graduated 1997
- Earned MBA
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Director, Corporate Strategy & Development of PepsiCo
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Vice President at Aquafina of PepsiCo
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Vice President, Non-Carbonated Beverages of PepsiCo
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Senior Vice President – U.S. Grocery of The Kraft Heinz Company
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President of Kraft Canada
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Executive Vice President of Growth Initiatives and President, International of The Kraft Heinz Company
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Join the McDonalds Family
- Joined as Corporate Executive Vice President - Strategy, Business Development and Innovation Of McDonalds
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President of McDonald's USA
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CEO, President and Chief Executive Officer of McDonalds
- promoted to CEO after predecessor (Steve Easterbrook) was fired
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Racial Lawsuit Filed
- 2 senior executives sued Mcdonald's
- racial discrimination against African Americans
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Sick Leave
- 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
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Another Lawsuit
- 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
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Racist Texts Accusation
- 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
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Walkout
- 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"
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Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
- filled by 2 former employees + backed by 5,000 others
- alleging inappropriate conduct happened for years
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Unsafe Food Lawsuit
- a man ordered a McNugget and bit into an inch long bone
- cracking his tooth in 2 places
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Claim
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.