Sarah L. Casanova
Sarah L. Casanova
Advisor
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
External Director (current)
Kao Corporation
Outside Director (current)
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd
Outside Director (current)
Professional Background
January 1991 Joined McDonald’s in Canada
January 1997 Appointed Senior Director, Marketing of McDonald’s Russia/Ukraine
July 2001 Appointed Senior Director, Marketing of McDonald’s Canada
October 2004 Appointed Vice President, Marketing of McDonald’s Japan
April 2007 Appointed Senior Vice President, Business Development of McDonald’s
Japan
July 2009 Appointed Managing Director of McDonald’s Malaysia
May 2012 Appointed Managing Director of McDonald’s Malaysia and Regional Manager
McDonald’s Singapore and Malaysia
August 2013 Appointed Representative Director, President and CEO of McDonald’s Japan
March 2014 Appointed Representative Director, President and CEO of McDonald’s Holdings Japan
March 2019 Appointed Representative Director and Chairman of McDonald’s Japan
March 2021 Appointed Representative Director and Chairman of McDonald’s Holdings Japan
June 2023 Appointed External Director of Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
March 2025 Appointed Outside Director of Kao Corporation
March 2025 Appointed Outside Director of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
April 1965 Born in Canada
December 1990 Master of Business Administration from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada