Favaro Giorgia

Giorgia Favaro graduated in Business Administration from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, with a degree in Economics and Commerce, also noted by another source. She began her professional career at Procter & Gamble, working in Belgium and Italy, first in the global innovation team and later with the group’s health and beauty brands. She then consolidated her experience at Reckitt Benckiser and the Danone group, where she reached the role of Marketing Director for Ukraine. Before joining McDonald’s, she also worked at Vodafone, gaining experience in customer and digital experience.

She joined McDonald’s in 2017. Initially, she served as Head of Retail & Core, a role in which she significantly contributed to collaboration between functional teams, improved execution flows, and led the launch of McDelivery in Italy. During this period, she also served on the RMHC Board for two years. Since 2019, Dr. Favaro has been Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of McDonald’s Italy, leading marketing for the country and later coordinating marketing activities across 12 European countries.

Since 2023, she returned to Italy, taking charge of the restaurants in the Southern region and expanding her experience in Operations. Starting January 2024, she is leading the company. Dr. Favaro has also been a speaker for the “Value Proposition” course