Skip to ContentSkip to Content
festival / speakers / Speaker profile

Jill McDonald

Jill McDonald

Jill McDonald

President, Internationally Owned Markets

McDonald's UK

Speaking at

Monday 17 June, 10:45 - 11:15

Convince Your C-Suite: The Real Impact of Creativity

Biography

As President, International Operated Markets (IOMs) at McDonald's, Jill oversees five largest wholly-owned international markets and the IOM Business Unit. Jill began her career as a marketing trainee at Colgate Palmolive and later joined British Airways, rising through the company to eventually lead Global Marketing. She first joined McDonald’s as Chief Marketing Officer for UK business and Northern Europe. In 2010, Jill became the Managing Director for the UK business and President, Northern Europe, sustaining strong performance across all metrics of the company, including a strengthened brand, a reinvigorated employee experience and double-digit sales growth, all while fostering successful franchisee performance and engagement. After a highly successful tenure, Jill spent seven years outside of McDonald’s, returning to the McFamily in 2022 to accelerate the next phase of the IOM segment’s growth, elevating marketing and creative excellence while enhancing the crew and customer experience to unlock new growth opportunities.