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After four years as McDonald’s CEO and president, Steve Easterbrook is out, the company announced on Sunday.
Easterbrook was ousted for allegedly demonstrating “poor judgement” and engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee—violating company policy in the process, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Easterbrook acknowledged the relationship in an email to his employees that WSJ obtained, saying it was “a mistake.”
“Given the values of the company, I agree with the board that it is time for me to move on,” he said.
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