Jill McDonald (businesswoman)

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Jill McDonald
Born (1964-05-15) 15 May 1964 (age 57)
Birmingham, England
NationalityBritish
EducationSevenoaks School
University of Brighton
OccupationBusinesswoman
Known forFormer CEO of Halfords
Former CEO of McDonald's UK
TitleCEO, Costa Coffee
TermDecember 2019-
Children2

Gillian Clare McDonald (born 15 May 1964) is a British businesswoman. She has been the CEO of Costa Coffee since December 2019. She has previously been CEO of Halfords, CEO of McDonald's UK and head of Marks & Spencer's non-food business, overseeing clothing, home and beauty.

Early life[]

McDonald was born in May 1964[1] in Birmingham, and grew up in Sevenoaks.[2] She was educated at Sevenoaks School and graduated from the University of Brighton with a first class degree in business studies.[3]

Career[]

She began her career as a graduate marketing trainee with Colgate Palmolive.[4] In 1990, she joined British Airways as a brand manager, and worked there for 16 years, rising to head of global marketing, before joining McDonald's in 2006.[5][6]

In 2006, she joined McDonald's as chief marketing officer for the UK and northern Europe, and in 2010, was promoted to CEO of McDonald's UK and president of North West Europe.[4][6]

She was appointed to the board of InterContinental Hotels Group in 2013.[7]

In May 2015, McDonald replaced Matt Davies (who left to join Tesco), as CEO of Halfords,[8] on a basic salary of £500,000 plus bonuses.[4]

In May 2017, McDonald was announced to be taking over Marks & Spencer's non-food business in the autumn, and in her role reported to CEO Steve Rowe.[9][10][11]

In July 2019, McDonald left Marks & Spencer after failing to secure an uplift in clothing sales, with Rowe assuming responsibility of the clothing and home division.[12][13]

In November 2019, McDonald was named CEO of Costa Coffee, and started on 2 December 2019.[14]

Personal life[]

McDonald is married with two sons.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Halfords Group plc". Companies House. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Jill McDonald: North West Division President and Chief Executive Officer, McDonald's UK". McDonald's. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  3. ^ ‘McDONALD, Gillian Clare’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
  4. ^ a b c "McDonald's UK CEO Jill McDonald swaps burgers for bikes and car parts". Fortune. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Executive Profile: Jill McDonald". Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  6. ^ a b Barber, Lynsey (23 March 2015). "Halfords names Jill McDonald new chief executive to replace Matt Davies". CityAM. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Jill McDonald". InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  8. ^ Farrell, Sean (23 March 2015). "Halfords hires McDonald's UK boss". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Marks and Spencer hires Halfords boss Jill McDonald - BBC News". BBC. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  10. ^ Armstrong, Ashley. "M&S poaches Halfords boss Jill McDonald to run struggling clothing business". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  11. ^ Butler, Sarah (3 May 2017). "M&S hires Halfords chief to run struggling clothing arm | Business". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Marks & Spencer ousts fashion boss". 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  13. ^ "M&S sacks fashion boss McDonald with CEO to lead turnaround". Sky News. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  14. ^ Upshall, Emma (22 November 2019). "Costa Coffee appoints Jill McDonald as new CEO". FoodBev Media. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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