Mr. Andrew J. McKenna Chairman, McDonald's Chairman, Schwarz Paper Co.
Join us Monday morning as we get CMM off to an exciting and insightful start with opening remarks from Andrew J. McKenna, Chairman of McDonald's Corporation, Oak Brook, IL. McDonald's is the world's leading food service retailer with more than 30,000 restaurants in 119 countries serving 50 million customers each day. Mr. McKenna is also the Chairman of Morton Grove, IL-based Schwarz, an international distributor of paper packaging and allied products and also a printer, producer, and converter of paper products with facilities throughout the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. In welcoming attendees to CMM, Mr. McKenna will share some of his professional experiences from both the retail and converter perspective. Following his remarks, Mr. McKenna will be available for a brief period of Q&A.
Mr. McKenna also is a director of Aon Corporation, Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc., and Skyline Corporation. He acted as Chairman of the Chicago White Sox during his group's ownership of that organization from 1975-1981, and also served as Chairman of the Board of the Chicago Cubs, upon purchase of that entity by Tribune Company, from August 1981 through December of 1984. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Notre Dame from 1992-2000 and was Vice Chairman for six years prior to that and continues to serve as a trustee. Mr. McKenna has served over the years on many civic, community, and philanthropic boards. His former corporate directorships include: First Chicago NBD (1991-1999), Dean Foods (1982-2000), and Tribune Company (1982-2002).
He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor of science degree in business administration and marketing, and is also a graduate of DePaul University Law School where he received a Doctor of Jurisprudence. He has been the recipient of many business and civic awards.
