Nationality British Name Jill McDonald Role Businesswoman | Spouse(s) married Children 2 | |
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Full Name Jill Clare McDonald Born May 1964 Birmingham, England | ||
Lsbf great minds series jill mcdonald ceo mcdonald s uk nov 2014
Gillian Clare McDonald (born 15 May 1964) is a British businesswoman, CEO of Halfords, and the former head of the fast food restaurant chain McDonald's in the UK. In autumn 2017, she is due to take over as head of Marks & Spencer's non-food business (ie clothing, home and beauty).
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- Lsbf great minds series jill mcdonald ceo mcdonald s uk nov 2014
- Jill mcdonald on switching industries and taking risks
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Jill mcdonald on switching industries and taking risks
Early life
Jill Clare McDonald was born on May 1964 in Birmingham, and grew up in Sevenoaks. She was educated at Sevenoaks School and graduated from the University of Brighton with a first class degree in business studies.
Career
She began her career as a graduate marketing trainee with Colgate Palmolive. In 1990, she joined British Airways as a brand manager, and worked there for 16 years, rising to head of global marketing, before joining McDonald's in 2006.
In 2006, she joined McDonald's as chief marketing officer for the UK and northern Europe, and in 2010, was promoted to CEO of McDonald's UK and president of North West Europe.
In May 2015, McDonald replaced Matt Davies (who left to join Tesco), as CEO of Halfords, on a basic salary of £500,000 plus bonuses.
As of May 2017, she is due to take over as head of Marks & Spencer's non-food business (ie clothing, home and beauty) in the autumn, and will report to its CEO, Steve Rowe.
Personal life
She is married with two sons.