As part of a corporate restructuring, McDonald’s plans to close offices and will lay off hundreds of employees, according to a Business Insider report.
The Chicago-based burger brand has about 150,000 corporate and company-owned restaurant employees. It is unclear how many employees will be laid off.
“These decisions weren’t easy to make, but I am confident this is the right path forward to improve how we solve problems for our customers and people,” Joe Erlinger, McDonald’s US president, said in a message to employees.
McDonald’s also plans to close 10 field offices in cities like Long Beach, California, Dallas and Nashville.
As part of the corporate restructuring, some promotions were made. Myra Doyle will become the brand’s national field president. Michael Gonda becomes the brand’s chief impact officer for North America. He had formerly been global chief communications officer, a role that Sandy Rodriguez will fill. Rodriguez is currently VP of U.S. communications.
