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Jano Cabrera exits McDonald's
CHICAGO: McDonald’s SVP of U.S. comms, global media and PR Jano Cabrera has exited the company.
The former Democratic Party communications director left McDonald’s last month. A replacement has not been named, he said.
Cabrera explained he is spending time with his son, who was born in February, before he moves onto his next venture.
"I'm looking forward to many Happy Meals in the future, but as a customer," said Cabrera. "For now, I'm grateful for this opportunity to spend time with [my son]. It's never too early to teach the important nuances of corporate communications. It helps lull him to sleep."
Cabrera, who was a PRWeek Power List 2018 honoree, led media relations, brand reputation, consumer engagement and oversaw the entirety of the U.S. market at McDonald’s. He has been shaking things up at the company since he joined in 2015.
McDonald’s now works with three agency partners, Golin, WE, and Purple Strategies, each focused on a specific area of storytelling. From 1956 until last year, McDonald’s had principally worked with Golin.
He also switched up McDonald’s in-house comms group. It is now made up of subject matter experts. A recent hire was Chobani veteran Michael Gonda, who joined McDonald&
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