​McDonald’s promotes U.S. general counsel

Steele had been serving as the company’s interim U.S. general counsel since October. She will be part of the senior leadership team and play a key role in U.S. legal strategy, according to an internal message viewed by Compliance Week.

Steele will report to General Counsel Desiree Ralls-Morrison, who was appointed to her position in March.

Steele got her start at McDonald’s in 2011 as an attorney with the Marketing & IP legal team. She is involved in the company’s Global Women’s Leadership Network and is a member of its Legal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.

Steele succeeds Mahrukh Hussain, who will transition to a strategic advisory role on the legal leadership team after serving as U.S. general counsel for over seven years.