McDonald’s Names Outspoken Ford CEO Farley to Board of Directors

McDonald’s Corp. named Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley to its board of directors, bringing one of the auto industry’s most outspoken executives to the burger chain that typically tries to stay out of the fray on hot-button issues.

Farley, who has led the automaker since October 2020, warned a year ago that tariffs implemented by the Trump administration would be “devastating” for workers in the auto industry. More recently, he thanked President Donald Trump for extending relief from some of those duties to US carmakers.

The CEO has also underscored the importance of the free ...