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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Chris Blackhurst

Beware the CEO who goes without a reason

WHEN Steve Easterbrook left McDonald’s as its group chief executive, the British boss departed with a separation package worth $40 million.

Easterbrook, 55, born and bred in Watford and one of the most successful Brits ever in corporate America, went in November 2019 because he had exchanged sexual text messages with a colleague. Divorced with three daughters, Easterbrook insisted the relationship was non-physical.

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