Raul Alvarez

Biography

Mr. Ralph Alvarez is Independent Director of Eli Lilly & Co. Mr. Alvarez is executive chairman of Skylark Co., Ltd., a restaurant operator in Japan, a position he has held since January 2013. Previously, Mr. Alvarez served as president and chief operating officer of McDonald's Corporation from August 2006 until his retirement in December 2009. He also served as president of McDonald's North America, with responsibility for all the McDonald's restaurants in the U.S. and Canada. Prior to that, he was president of McDonald's USA. Mr. Alvarez joined McDonald's in 1994 and held a variety of leadership roles throughout his career, including chief operations officer and president of the central division, both with McDonald's USA and president of McDonald's Mexico. Prior to joining McDonald's, he held leadership positions at Burger King Corporation and Wendy's International, Inc. Mr. Alvarez serves on the board of directors of Skylark Co., Ltd., Lowe's Companies, Inc., and Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. Mr. Alvarez also serves on the President's Council, the School of Business Administration Board of Overseers, and the International Advisory Board of the University of Miami. He was previously a member of the boards of McDonald's Corporation and KeyCorp.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutics & Biopharmaceutics Drug Targeting & Drug Development Pharmaceutical Research Pharmaceutical Materials Pharmaceutical Formulations Pharmaceutical Biotechnology