Yvonne is passionate about the intersection where numbers and people meet. She delivers impact to the business through driving transformational change in Rewards with a global team of Compensation, Benefits and Recognition professionals across McDonald’s largest International Operated Markets outside of the US. In this role, she acts as a translator to bring McDonald’s Rewards strategy to life globally in creating the employee experience of the future.
Her path at McDonald’s started in Germany in 2008 as the team lead of the Compensation & Benefits team. Over the years, she drove several international transformation projects and was promoted first to a European, then a global role.
Prior to McDonald’s, Yvonne built her expertise in Human Resources in different roles at Infineon Technologies, as a Consultant at Kienbaum and PriceWaterhouseCoopers and started her career at Siemens in Leadership Development. She holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Vermont, USA, and a German/ French postgraduate degree.
Fuelled by her passion for people, Yvonne serves as an international mentor to support her mentees in developing and achieving their career ambitions.