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10 McDonald's procurement leaders
These ten people hold or have held director-level or higher procurement and strategic sourcing roles at McDonald's, from vice presidents of food and indirect sourcing to regional sourcing directors. A reader can learn how McDonald's sources food, equipment and indirect spend and how it works with its suppliers.
Professionals to explore
01—10Agnieszka Czarnecka
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Strategic Sourcing Food, Global Bakery, Produce and Plant Based · McDonald's
Director, Global Strategic Sourcing Food, Global Bakery, Produce and Plant Based at McDonald's since December 2024, and Director Global Supply Chain at McDonald's Belgium since 2022. Agnieszka Czarnecka was also Field Service Director, Europe at McDonald's (2020–2023), and the profile says the McDonald's career began in 1997 as a crew member in Central Poland.
Bobby Marinov
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Strategic Sourcing · McDonald's
Vice President Strategic Sourcing at McDonald's, a role the profile lists from September 2015 to the present, alongside Vice President Global Supply Chain and Sustainability Field Service at McDonald's since October 2016. Bobby Marinov was also Sr.Director Supply Chain McDonald's Europe (2011–2012).
Cesar Pina
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Global Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing for Food · McDonald's
Former Vice President Global Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing for Food at McDonald's (2022–2024), and SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer for McDonald's North America since October 2024, where the profile says Cesar Pina leads a team that fosters and stewards supplier partnerships. Other McDonald's roles include Sr. Director, Global Supply Chain - Developmental Licensed Markets (IDL) (2019–2022).
Darcy Gilbert
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Global Strategic Sourcing Food at McDonald's · McDonald's
Vice President, Global Strategic Sourcing Food at McDonald's since October 2024. Darcy Gilbert's other McDonald's roles include Sr. Director, Global Supply Chain Sourcing Services (Business Services, Marketing & Technology) (2021–2024) and Director, Strategic Sourcing US Supply Chain (2018–2021); the headline cites 10+ years of supply chain experience in food, packaging, equipment and services.
David Chen
LinkedInExperience: Sourcing Director · McDonald's
Sourcing Director at McDonald's since March 2020, where the profile says David Chen leads the indirect sourcing function across a spending landscape of more than RMB 7 billion for more than 5,000 stores under a franchised business model. David Chen was previously Indirect Purchasing Head at Mars (2014–2020).
Jason Cesta
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Global Indirect Sourcing and Procurement · McDonald's
Vice President Global Indirect Sourcing and Procurement at McDonald's since December 2024; the headline describes leading the modernization of McDonald's indirect sourcing and procurement worldwide. Jason Cesta was previously Vice President, Global Spend Management at Aon (2018–2024) and Senior Director, Head of Relationship Management at Aon (2014–2018).
Kandice McLeod
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Global Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing Services · McDonald's
Senior Director, Global Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing Services at McDonald's since June 2022, a role the profile says includes leading Kitchen Equipment. Kandice McLeod was also Director, Global Strategic Sourcing Services - Happy Meal Toys (2018–2022) and Director, Global Strategic Sourcing Services - Equipment (2016–2018) at McDonald's.
Nick Kearvell
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Global Supply Chain Strategy, Risk Management and Sourcing · McDonald's
Senior Director, Global Supply Chain Strategy, Risk Management and Sourcing at McDonald's since April 2023, and Global Strategic Sourcing Director - Bakery & Beverages, Supply Chain and Sustainability at McDonald's from 2019 to 2023. Nick Kearvell was also Global Finance Director, Supply Chain and Sustainability at McDonald's (2015–2019).
Sammy Chu
LinkedInExperience: Director - Asia, Global Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing · McDonald's
Director - Asia, Global Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing at McDonald's since 2021. Sammy Chu's other roles include Vice President - Strategic Sourcing Supply Chain, Operations, and Brand Extensions at McDonald's Vietnam (2018–2021) and Director - Strategic Sourcing at McDonald's (2009–2014); the profile describes more than 15 years in food and beverage strategic sourcing.
Vinay Minocha
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director- Strategic Sourcing · McDonald's
Senior Director- Strategic Sourcing at McDonald's since September 2025. Vinay Minocha was also Senior Manager and India Lead- Enterprise Procurement at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC (2007–2013), and the profile lists skills in strategic sourcing, supplier risk and relationship management, and outsourcing.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's category and region to your question, since food sourcing, equipment and indirect spend are run by different teams and markets have their own sourcing leads. Check each person's dates and current title before relying on their view of how McDonald's buys today.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does McDonald's qualify a new supplier for a food category, and how long does that take?
- 02How do global sourcing teams and individual markets at McDonald's split decisions on supplier awards?
- 03How does McDonald's balance price, supply security and sustainability when it renegotiates long-term supply agreements?
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