Fred L. Turner
Fred L. Turner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Frederick Leo Turner January 6, 1933 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 2013 (aged 80) Glenview, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Drake University, B.A. 1954 |
| Occupation(s) | Business executive, and former Operations VP, then CEO, of McDonald's Corporation; philanthropist |
| Years active | 1958–2004 |
| Known for | Co-establishing Hamburger University with McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc (1961) |
| Successor | Michael R. Quinlan |
| Spouse |
Patricia Shurtleff
(m. 1954; died 2000) |
| Children | 3 |
Frederick Leo Turner (January 6, 1933 – January 7, 2013) was an American restaurant industry executive, chair and CEO of McDonald's. He is credited with helping to massively expand McDonald's, introducing new meals and setting service standards for the company and its employees.