Journey To Success

Tom too tall Cunningham and TechBlocks VP Peter Goral interview Chuck Coolen Senior Marketing Manager at McDonald's of Canada. Chuck joined McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited in 2002 as the Marketing Manager for the Atlantic Region.  McDonald’s Atlantic outperformed the remainder of the Quick Service Restaurant market during his tenure there. Since moving from the Atlantic Region to Ontario, Chuck has led the development of marketing plans that have consistently resonated with Ontario consumers in over 500 McDonald’s restaurants across the province.  During this period McDonald’s Ontario has also enjoyed strong results in terms of sales and market share gains. Chuck has been recognized throughout his career with a number of awards. His collaboration with advertising agency, Cossette, won a Cannes Advertising Festival Silver Lion, two golds at the Crystal Awards and a silver at the Atlantic advertising ICE Awards.  He was recently nominated for the American Marketing Association’s Marketer on the Rise