Francesca DeBiase

Executive Experience:

• Corporate Executive Vice President, Chief Global Supply Chain Officer of McDonald’s Corporation (“McDonald’s”) (2020-2022).
• McDonald’s Executive Vice President, Chief Global Supply Chain and Sustainability Officer 2018-2020 and Senior Vice President, Chief Global Supply Chain and Sustainability Officer (2015- 2018).
• Joined McDonald’s in 1991, and held several management roles in McDonald’s supply chain and finance organizations in the U.S. and internationally.
• Auditor in the retail and consumer products industry with Ernst & Young, LLP in 1988.

Additional Leadership Experience and Service:

• Director of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) (2023-present).
• Board member (2021-present) and chair (since 2025) of The Chicago Network, and a member of The Belizean Grove (2018-present).
• Member of the Board of Governors of the Metropolitan Planning Council, Chicago, Illinois (2018-2022), Board of Advisors, Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago (2018-2021) and the Chicago council on Global Affairs (2020-2023).
• Executive Sponsor to McDonald’s Women’s Leadership Network (2015-2021).

Other Public Company Board Experience:

• Director of Norfolk Southern Corporation (a transportation company) since July 2023.

Key Director Qualifications and Board Contributions:

• Ms. DeBiase gained executive leadership experience and management skills during her 30-year career at McDonald’s where she held various executive level roles, most recently as Executive Vice President and Global Chief Supply Chain Officer and as Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain and Sustainability Officer.
• Through her experience at McDonald’s, Ms. DeBiase developed deep expertise in supply chain and sustainability, pioneering the development of a combined supply chain/sustainability operation, and garnered significant experience with international business through residing in Europe. Ms. DeBiase was also responsible for developing and executing sustainable sourcing strategies across McDonald’s global supply chain to ensure safety, quality, and sustainable leadership in the industry.
• Ms. DeBiase gathered significant boardroom experience, serving for five years as management’s representative for the Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Committee of the McDonald’s board of directors and regularly attending meetings of the board to present on strategic plans and lead discussions of supply chain, enterprise risk and sustainability matters.
• Ms. DeBiase’s experience at Ernst & Young and McDonald’s provides her with significant knowledge of accounting and auditing and corporate finance.