OAK BROOK, Ill. — A day after McDonald's announced president Mike Roberts resigned, the company announced the appointments of several new executives.
Ralph Alvarez, the newly named president and chief operating officer of McDonald's Corporation, said that Janice (Jan) Fields, president of the company's central division, has been named executive vice president and COO spell out of McDonald's USA, and that James (Jim) Johannesen will take Fields' former duties.
On Aug. 23, Don Thompson was elected to succeed Alvarez as president of McDonald's USA.
Jan Fields, 51, is an executive with 28 years of McDonald's experience — beginning her career with the company as a restaurant crewmember.
Since joining the company, Fields has worked in all facets of McDonald's restaurant business. In 1994, she was appointed regional vice president of the Pittsburgh region.
In her most recent role, Fields oversaw more than 4,000 McDonald's restaurants located in seven regions in 24 states.
Johannesen, 52, joined McDonald's as a corporate attorney in 1979. His career has spanned a variety of disciplines including regional restaurant management.
Most recently in his role as senior vice president and chief support officer, McDonald's USA, Johannesen was responsible for real estate and construction, franchising, franchise relations, ombudsman, diversity initiatives, and U.S. communications functions. He has served in this position since 2002.
