Ralph Alvarez
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Ralph Alvarez is a Cuban-American businessman and the former President
and Chief Operations Officer
of McDonald's Corporation.
Alvarez previous served as President of McDonald's North America and prior to that was President of McDonald's USA and Chief Operations Officer of McDonald's USA.
He graduated from the University of Miami
in 1976 with a Bachelor of Business Administration
.
Citing health reasons, Alvarez announced his retirement from McDonald's effective December 31, 2009.
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
and Chief Operations Officer
Chief operating officer
A Chief Operating Officer or Director of Operations can be one of the highest-ranking executives in an organization and comprises part of the "C-Suite"...
of McDonald's Corporation.
Alvarez previous served as President of McDonald's North America and prior to that was President of McDonald's USA and Chief Operations Officer of McDonald's USA.
He graduated from the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
in 1976 with a Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration
The Bachelor of Business Administration is a bachelor's degree in Commerce and business administration. In most universities, the degree is conferred upon a student after four years of full-time study in one or more areas of business concentrations; see below...
.
Citing health reasons, Alvarez announced his retirement from McDonald's effective December 31, 2009.