Charles Hamilton Bell AO (7 November 1960 – 17 January 2005) was an Australian business executive. He served as president of the American-based fast-food chain McDonald's from December 2002, and additionally as chief executive officer from April to November 2004. Bell was the first non-American to hold that position. Charlie grew up in Sydney, Australia, and attended Marcellin College Randwick.
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- Charles Hamilton Bell AO (7 November 1960 – 17 January 2005) was an Australian business executive. He served as president of the American-based fast-food chain McDonald's from December 2002, and additionally as chief executive officer from April to November 2004. Bell was the first non-American to hold that position. Charlie grew up in Sydney, Australia, and attended Marcellin College Randwick. Bell began his career at McDonald's at the age of 15, working at the Kingsford restaurant in Sydney. At the age of 19, he became the youngest store manager in Australian McDonald's history. At age 29 he was on the board of the Australian subsidiary, becoming its managing director at 33. He quickly rose through the ranks of corporate McDonald's and when CEO Jim Cantalupo died suddenly on April 19, 2004, Bell was chosen to take his place. During his short time at the head of the company, its greatest problem was criticism of the healthiness of its food, which was exacerbated by the release of the documentary film Super Size Me. Bell led efforts to add more healthier choices to the McDonald's menu, and allow parents to substitute juice and apple slices for fries and soft drinks for their children. The "Supersize" option was also eliminated. During his brief tenure, his initiatives resulted in a successful turnaround in McDonald's fortunes. Bell was also responsible for introducing the McCafe, a coffeehouse franchise that serves gourmet coffee, cakes and pastries and premium teas. Soon after becoming CEO, Bell was diagnosed with colon cancer. He had surgery on 7 May 2004, just over two weeks after taking over as CEO. He continued working for a time, but eventually resigned to battle the disease, which became incurable. In December 2004, McDonald's paid for the terminally-ill Bell to be returned to his native Australia in a specially equipped jet. He died shortly afterwards at his apartment in the City with his family around him. The deaths of Cantalupo and Bell, who died relatively young, have led some to wonder whether being an executive at a company which produced allegedly unhealthy food led to their illnesses, particularly as Bell was known to eat McDonald's products often. Similarly, two successive CEOs of Wendy's, Jim Near and Gordon Teter, died in their fifties of heart attacks. It is not known whether Bell's diet contributed to his cancer. Bell was posthumously made an Officer of the Order of Australia in June 2005.
- Charlie Bell, war Chef des weltgrößten Restaurantkonzerns McDonald’s. Bell begann bei McDonalds im Alter von 15 Jahren in der Filiale Kingsford in Sydney, Australien. Er stand nur 7 Monate an der Spitze der weltgrößten Fastfood-Kette. Bell war der erste Nicht-Amerikaner, der mit diesem Posten betraut wurde. Er war Nachfolger des am 19. April 2004 verstorbenen Jim Cantalupo. Charlie Bell trat am 23. November 2004 wegen einer Darmkrebserkrankung (der er knapp 2 Monate später erlag) überraschend auf eigenen Wunsch von seinem Posten zurück. Sein Nachfolger wurde der 60-jährige Jim Skinner.
- Charlie Bell fue un empresario australiano que ocupó el puesto de presidente ejecutivo de McDonald's.
- Charles Hamilton "Charlie" Bell AO oli australialainen liikemies. Hän toimi 2000-luvun alussa McDonald'sin puheen- ja toimitusjohtajana. Hän oli ensimmäinen ei-amerikkalainen McDonald'sin johdossa. Bell syntyi Sydneyssä ja aloitti McDonald'sissa työskentelyn 15-vuotiaana. Hän eteni urallaan Australiassa, sitten Euroopassa ja lopulta Yhdysvalloissa. Huhtikuussa 2004 hän seurasi Jim Cantalupoa McDonald'sin toimitusjohtajana tämän kuoltua sydänkohtaukseen. Jo toukokuussa Bell kuitenkin sairastui suolistosyöpään, minkä takia hänet korvasi marraskuussa 2004 Jim Skinner. Bell palasi Australiaan, jossa kuoli vain 44-vuotiaana. Bellistä tehtiin postuumisti Australian ritarikunnan upseeri.
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- Charlie Bell promoting McDonalds
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- Business Excutive, President, CEO McDonalds
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- Mother: Margaret Father: Charlie
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- Charles Hamilton Bell AO (7 November 1960 – 17 January 2005) was an Australian business executive. He served as president of the American-based fast-food chain McDonald's from December 2002, and additionally as chief executive officer from April to November 2004. Bell was the first non-American to hold that position. Charlie grew up in Sydney, Australia, and attended Marcellin College Randwick.
- Charlie Bell, war Chef des weltgrößten Restaurantkonzerns McDonald’s. Bell begann bei McDonalds im Alter von 15 Jahren in der Filiale Kingsford in Sydney, Australien. Er stand nur 7 Monate an der Spitze der weltgrößten Fastfood-Kette. Bell war der erste Nicht-Amerikaner, der mit diesem Posten betraut wurde. Er war Nachfolger des am 19. April 2004 verstorbenen Jim Cantalupo. Charlie Bell trat am 23.
- Charlie Bell fue un empresario australiano que ocupó el puesto de presidente ejecutivo de McDonald's.
- Charles Hamilton "Charlie" Bell AO oli australialainen liikemies. Hän toimi 2000-luvun alussa McDonald'sin puheen- ja toimitusjohtajana. Hän oli ensimmäinen ei-amerikkalainen McDonald'sin johdossa. Bell syntyi Sydneyssä ja aloitti McDonald'sissa työskentelyn 15-vuotiaana. Hän eteni urallaan Australiassa, sitten Euroopassa ja lopulta Yhdysvalloissa. Huhtikuussa 2004 hän seurasi Jim Cantalupoa McDonald'sin toimitusjohtajana tämän kuoltua sydänkohtaukseen.
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