University of Brighton launch series of 'Inspirational Leaders' talks

Brighton Business School is launching a series of talks by inspirational leaders. The series promises to be lively and thought-provoking, with guests drawn from the university's alumni and friends.

The series' first speaker is management guru Jill McDonald. Jill is Chief Executive Officer and President of McDonald’s UK, and President of the Northern Division for McDonald’s Europe. She will be discussing her insights into working for large multinational companies, and her role in the extraordinary turnaround of McDonald's.

Jill took the helm of McDonald’s in August 2010, after joining the business in 2006 as Chief Marketing Officer. She has had a huge influence on the restaurant chain. She has become the public face of the brand in the UK and is regularly seen in the media discussing the brand's commitments to food quality and corporate social responsibility. Her achievements were recognised when was named the UK's top marketer at the 2008 Marketing Society Awards for Excellence.

Jill holds a Business Studies degree from Brighton Business School.

For more details about Jill download her Sunday Times interview: http://www.mcdpressoffice.eu/downloads/pr/2011/Jill_McDonald_Times.pdf

Light refreshments will be served after the event. All welcome.

The event takes place on Thursday 2 June at 6.15pm at:
Brighton Business School
University of Brighton
Room G8, Mithras House
Lewes Road
Brighton BN2 4AT

Book your place today at http://www.brighton.ac.uk/bbs/research/inspirational/index.php?PageId=850