McDonald’s is pairing steady global sales growth with a leadership shake-up in its largest market, appointing company veteran Skye Anderson as president of McDonald’s US, alongside second-quarter results showing continued momentum across its business.
For the quarter ended June 30, global systemwide sales rose 5 per cent (4 per cent in constant currencies) to $37 billion.
Global comparable sales grew 1.3 per cent, with gains across every operating segment, including 0.8 per cent in the US, 1.5 per cent in international operated markets, and 1.9 per cent in international developmental licensed markets.
The company also continued to expand its digital ecosystem. Across 70 loyalty markets, systemwide sales to loyalty members reached $40 billion over the trailing 12 months, an increase of more than 20 per cent year over year. McDonald’s ended the quarter with nearly 220 million 90-day active loyalty users, up 13 per cent from the same period last year.
“This quarter McDonald’s delivered positive comparable sales growth across every segment and acted decisively to strengthen execution as we prime McDonald’s for the next era of long-term growth,” said Chris Kempczinski, chairman and CEO.
The company also announced that Skye Anderson will take over as president of McDonald’s US, effective immediately. Anderson, a 26-year McDonald’s veteran, most recently served as US chief operating officer and has held senior leadership roles across restaurant operations, field leadership and strategy. She succeeds Joe Erlinger, who will remain with the company in an advisory capacity through early next year to support the transition.
“Skye combines deep operational discipline with strong financial judgment and has earned the trust of Owner/Operators, suppliers and employees,” said Kempczinski.
“I’ve had the opportunity to work closely with Skye throughout much of her career, and I’ve repeatedly turned to her to lead some of our most important businesses and transformation efforts because she’s a proven change agent who can act with urgency to mobilize our system.”
Kempczinski said the appointment is intended to sharpen execution in the company’s largest market.
“While our playbook is working around the world, we see an opportunity to raise the bar in the US and accelerate performance in our largest market.”
