| Ralph Alvarez Born: c. 1955
Birthplace: Cuba
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic
Occupation: Business Nationality: United States
Executive summary: President and COO of McDonald's
Prior to joining McDonalds, he held leadership positions at Burger King Corporation and Wendys International, Inc. Alvarez joined McDonalds in 1994. He held a variety of leadership roles throughout his career, including chief operations officer and president of the central division, both with McDonalds USA. Before joining the U.S. business, Alvarez was president of McDonalds Mexico. From July 2004 until January 2005, he was president of McDonalds USA, where he led a team that aligned employees, owner/operators, and suppliers behind the companys Plan to Win strategythe catalyst for the turnaround of the U.S. business. Alvarez served as president of McDonalds North America from January 2005 until August 2006. In this role, he was responsible for all the McDonalds restaurants in the U.S. and Canada. Alvarez became president and chief operating officer in August 2006. He set the global strategy and directed operations for 32,000 McDonalds restaurants in 118 countries. He led the worldwide senior management team as they drove business results to create value for McDonalds and its shareholders.
An active advocate for Ronald McDonald House Charities, Alvarez is a former president of Ronald McDonald House Charities in Mexico. He also served on the boards of McDonalds Corporation and KeyCorp. Alvarez is a current member of the board of directors of Lowes Companies, Inc. He also serves on the Presidents Council, the School of Business Administration Board of Overseers, and the International Advisory Board of the University of Miami. University: BBA, University of Miami Florida
University: International Advisory Board, University of Miami Florida
McDonald's President & COO (2006-09)
McDonald's President, North America (2005-06)
McDonald's President, USA (2004)
McDonald's COO, USA (2003-04)
McDonald's President, Central Division, USA (2001-02)
McDonald's President, Mexico (2000-01)
McDonald's Regional Director, Chipotle Mexican Grill
McDonald's Regional VP, Sacramento Region
McDonald's (1994-2009)
Wendy's Corporate VP
Wendy's Division VP, Florida
Wendy's (1990-94)
Burger King President, Canada
Burger King Managing Director, Spain
Burger King Regional VP, Florida
Burger King (1977-89)
Member of the Board of Eli Lilly (2009-)
Member of the Board of KeyCorp (2005-09)
Member of the Board of Lowe's
Member of the Board of McDonald's (2008-09)
National Retail Federation Board of Directors
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