Jim Cantalupo was born on November 14, 1943, in Oak Park, Illinois, USA.
Jim Cantalupo died on April 19, 2004, in Orlando, Florida, USA of heart attack.
McDonald's offered the 30-year-old Cantalupo an accounting position that would double his salary. Cantalupo accepted the offer.
Former chief executive officer, McDonald's Corporation
Cantalupo himself was disillusioned by his failure to be named CEO and retired from McDonald's International in 2002. The retirement did not last long.
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In 1987 Cantalupo became president of McDonald's International. He transformed McDonald's from an American company supporting international outlets into a global company
In 1966 Cantalupo began working for the accounting firm Arthur Young and Company in Chicago. He audited a number of companies, one of which happened to be the rising fast-food franchise McDonald's Corporation.
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In 1966 he graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting and shortly afterward became certified as a public accountant.
Cantalupo was far from a tyrant, however. He posed the harshest questions in the gentlest way, and his strong people skills allowed him to gently persuade those under him to make the most difficult decisions and perform the most difficult tasks.