McDonald’s fires CEO over consensual relationship with employee

Published November 3, 2019 10:25pm ET



McDonald’s Corp. has fired CEO Steve Easterbrook for engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee.

The McDonald’s board voted on Friday to oust Easterbrook, 52, after conducting an internal investigation into the relationship and announced their decision Sunday. Easterbrook also resigned his spot on the board, according to the Wall Street Journal. The employee who was involved with Easterbrook was not named.

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