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McDonald's Europe exec added to International HR team

December 8, 2014

McDonald's Corporation has announced that David Fairhurst, currently chief people officer of the McDonald's Europe system, has been promoted to senior vice president, International Human Resources and Strategy, McDonald's Corporation, effective May 1.

According to a news release, Fairhurst will be responsible for international human resources which includes Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa and Latin America, as well as the global human resources functions of systems, strategy and design. He will continue to be based in London and will report to Rich Floersch, EVP and chief human resources Officer, McDonald's Corporation.

"With his strategic vision, passion for the business and his international experience, David will be a valuable addition to our corporate team. His keen insights on development will benefit us greatly as we continue to strengthen our talent pool to drive our business for the future," Floersch said in the release.

Fairhurst joined McDonald's UK in 2005 as VP of People and was promoted to chief people officer, Northern Europe in 2007 with responsibility for HR, training, education, customer services and environment. In 2011, he was appointed to the newly created position of chief people officer, Europe.

Prior to joining McDonald's, Fairhurst held senior roles at H J Heinz, SmithKline Beecham and Tesco.