McDonald’s Appoints New Chief Supply Chain Officer for North America

McDonald’s announced that Cesar Piña, who currently serves as Corporate Vice President, Global Strategic Sourcing for Food, will assume the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer for North America this fall following the retirement of  Bob Stewart. In his new position, Piña will continue to advance McDonald’s supply chain resiliency and foster partnerships with Owner/Operators, employees, and suppliers to ensure customers receive food they love and trust.

Stewart, whose last day will be October 1st, spent 30 years at McDonald's and helped digitalize the company’s supply chain while managing unprecedented challenges highlighted by COVID-19.

“Cesar has made significant contributions across his 10-year McDonald’s career to drive meaningful change to our global supply chain and the System at large, and there is no doubt that he is the right leader to carry forward McDonald’s priorities,” said Marion Gross, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Supply Chain Office. “His extensive industry experience in driving business results matched with his strong learning aptitude and passion for advancing a culture of collaboration makes him uniquely suited to shepherd the North America Supply Chain team into the future.”

Born in Colombia and raised in the United States, Piña has worked across 80 different markets, beginning his career in manufacturing before taking on various international supply chain roles at McDonald’s. 

“At this moment in time of rapid change, balancing the needs of today with the expectation to drive long-term positive results means there has never been a more important time to prioritize business resiliency,” Piña said in the release. “The scale and resources of McDonald’s matched with the power to convene suppliers, NGOs, academia, and government stakeholders put us in a unique position to help build a resilient food supply chain.”

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