Steve Easterbrook is out because he "engaged in a consensual relationship with an employee that violated company policy,"
The New York Times reports. “This was a mistake,”
Easterbrook wrote in an email to employees. “Given the values of the company, I agree with the board that it is time for me to move on.” "Mr. Easterbrook, 52, had been widely credited with
turning around McDonald’s after it posted one of its
worst financial performances in years, in 2015," according to
the
Times.
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