▁communic ations ▁officer ▁of ▁Mc Donald ' s . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁twenty - fif th ▁White ▁House ▁Press ▁Secretary ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁As ▁executive ▁vice ▁president , ▁Gib bs ▁is ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁public ▁relations ▁efforts . ▁Before ▁Mc Donald ' s , ▁Gib bs ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁political ▁ad visor ▁and ▁comment ator , ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁White ▁House ▁Press ▁Secretary ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁term ▁of ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁Administration . ▁Gib bs ▁had ▁worked ▁with ▁Ob ama ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁communic ations ▁director ▁for ▁then - S en ator ▁Ob ama ▁and ▁his ▁campaign ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁campaign ▁advis er ▁for ▁Ob ama ' s ▁campaign ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁president ial ▁election . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁becoming ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁team ▁he ▁was ▁press ▁secretary ▁for ▁John ▁Ker ry ' s ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁president ial ▁campaign ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁several ▁Senate ▁campaign s , ▁having ▁served ▁as ▁communic ations ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Sen atorial ▁Camp aign ▁Committee ▁and ▁for ▁four ▁individual ▁Senate ▁campaign s , ▁including ▁those ▁of ▁Ob ama ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁Fritz ▁H oll ings ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Gib bs ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁press ▁secretary ▁of ▁Represent ative ▁Bob