| 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 McDonald�s, he held leadership positions at Burger King Corporation and Wendy�s International, Inc. Alvarez joined McDonald�s in 1994. He held a variety of leadership roles throughout his career, including chief operations officer and president of the central division, both with McDonald�s USA. Before joining the U.S. business, Alvarez was president of McDonald�s Mexico. From July 2004 until January 2005, he was president of McDonald�s USA, where he led a team that aligned employees, owner/operators, and suppliers behind the company�s �Plan to Win� strategy�the catalyst for the turnaround of the U.S. business. Alvarez served as president of McDonald�s North America from January 2005 until August 2006. In this role, he was responsible for all the McDonald�s 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 McDonald�s restaurants in 118 countries. He led the worldwide senior management team as they drove business results to create value for McDonald�s 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 McDonald�s Corporation and KeyCorp. Alvarez is a current member of the board of directors of Lowe�s Companies, Inc. He also serves on the President�s 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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