Turner FredL

American restaurant industry executive, he was chair (1977) and CEO (1973) of McDonalds. He is credited with helping to massively expand McDonalds, introducing new meals and setting service standards for the company and its employees. Under Turner, McDonalds expanded its operations to 118 countries, with over 31,000 outlets, and more than a billion hamburgers were sold. He retired in 2004, after which he served as Honorary Chairman. Turner was married and had three daughters. He died in Glenview, Illinois on 7 January 2013, the day after his 80th birthday, due to complications from pneumonia. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less