News

McDonald's largest franchisee appoints CFO

December 2, 2014

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., McDonald's largest global franchisee, has named José Carlos Alcantara as its new chief financial officer, effective Jan. 12.

Alcantara will replace Germán Lemonnier, who has made a personal decision to leave the company but will remain for a transition period through the end of the first quarter of 2015.

According to a news release, Alcantara most recently served as managing director Spanish Latin America at Experian, where he was previously CFO Latin America. Prior to joining Experian, he held senior finance positions within PepsiCo’s Quaker Oats and International (LAR Foods & Beverages) businesses both in Brazil and in the US. Earlier in his career, Alcantara worked as a consultant and as a senior auditor at Ernst & Young and Price Waterhouse, respectively.

"I am very pleased to welcome José Carlos to Arcos Dorados. He is known as a detail-oriented senior finance executive with a strong focus on project analysis, business planning and corporate finance. I am confident that his broad skill set and experience in consumer goods will be a tremendous asset as we continue working to deliver value to our shareholders by capturing the potential of the McDonald’s brand in Latin America," CEO Woods Staton said in the release.

Alcantara, who will be based in Buenos Aires, holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a bachelor’s degree from Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing in Brazil.