Fred L. Turner
Fred Leo Turner (born January 6, 1933 in Des Moines , Iowa , † January 7, 2013 ) was an American manager .
Life
Fred L. Turner was one of the first employees, later a partner, of Ray Kroc , founder of McDonald's Corporation , in 1956 . Turner was responsible for international business. In 1968 he became COO and in 1977 he followed Kroc as CEO of McDonald's, a position he held until 1997. From 1990 to 2004 he was also Chairman of the Supervisory Board, then Honorary Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Under Turner's leadership, McDonald's expanded to 31,000 branches in 118 countries.
In 1961 he initiated the McDonald's Hamburger University.
Turner also served as a director for Aon Corporation , Baxter International and WW Grainger . In 1991 he received the Horatio Alger Award from the American author of the same name .
Fred L. Turner left three daughters.
literature
- Fred L. Turner , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 19/1997 from April 28, 1997, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Web links
- McDonald's Corp Former CEO Fred L. Turner Dies, 80 , Dow Jones Newswires, January 8, 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c McDonald’s Corp Former CEO Fred L. Turner Dies, 80. ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: foxbusiness.com. Retrieved January 9, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Turner, Fred L. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Turner, Fred Leo (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Des Moines , Iowa |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 2013 |