McDonald's Corporation announced that Paul S. Walsh has been elected to the company's Board of Directors, effective as of January 14, 2019. Walsh, 63, currently serves as Chairman of Compass Group PLC a position he has held since February 2014. Walsh served as Chief Executive Officer of Diageo plc from 2000 to 2013, and as Chief Operating Officer in 2000. Prior to that, Walsh served as Chairman and President of The Pillsbury Company from 1996 to 1999.