McDonald’s UK has promoted Chief Financial Officer, Paul Pomroy, to Managing Director of McDonald’s UK, with immediate effect. Paul will assume leadership of the UK business, reporting into Jill McDonald, North West Division President and Chief Executive Officer, McDonald’s UK.
Paul joined McDonald’s in 1996 as a Real Estate Analyst, before holding a number of roles in the corporate finance department including Head of Business Strategy. He was promoted to the UK Executive Team as Vice President Finance in 2008 and to Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, in November 2012. Paul’s remit in his previous role also included the additional responsibility for McDonald’s Supply Chain in the UK.
Jill McDonald, North West Division President and Chief Executive Officer, McDonald’s UK, said: “Paul is a strong, highly respected leader with immense knowledge of our business and a burning passion for the success of our brand. He has been part of the UK Executive Team that has led the sustained success of the UK business over the last eight years, which gives him a strong understanding of what our customers, our people and our stakeholder community want and expect from McDonald’s. I am very much looking forward to working with Paul in this important role.”
John Park, currently Finance Director, has been promoted to Vice President Finance. In addition to his finance role, John will take over responsibility from Paul for UK Supply Chain and become Financial Controller for the North West Division.
McDonalds is part of 1,200 communities in the UK and together with its franchisees, employs over 100,000 people. In 2014, following the continued growth of the UK business, McDonald’s pledged to create 8,000 new jobs over the next three years, with the majority going to young people.
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