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McDonald’s CEO Out Over Employee Relationship, Company Announces New Leadership

Ryan Saavedra
McDonald’s CEO Out Over Employee Relationship, Company Announces New Leadership
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McDonald’s CEO and President Steve Easterbrook left his role in the company on Sunday after he revealed in an email to employees that he had engaged in a consensual relationship with an employee, which is a violation of company rules.

“I engaged in a recent consensual relationship with an employee, which violated McDonald’s policy,” Easterbrook wrote. “This was a mistake.”

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