McDonald's announced a new CEO would be taking over today after its most recent quarterly report Left something to be desired. Anderson has worked at McDonald’s for nearly 30 years, and was most recently chief operating officer for the US. AdvertisementMcDonald's says sales are looking good overseas in many markets but they are struggling here in the U.S., largely because of inflation. Sales at McDonald’s softened last quarter as traffic to its U.S. restaurants slowed, the fast-food giant reported on Tuesday. McDonald’s overall, five-year price increases are closely connected to the increase of costs to run restaurants, which have gone up.