▁School ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁serve ▁nearly ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁Sk inner ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁as ▁a ▁restaurant ▁manager ▁tra ine e ▁in ▁Car pent ers ville , ▁Illinois . ▁He ▁never ▁graduated ▁from ▁college , ▁att ending ▁Ro ose vel t ▁University ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁before ▁dro pping ▁out ▁after ▁his ▁s oph om ore ▁year . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁becoming ▁CE O , ▁Sk inner ▁was ▁President ▁and ▁Chief ▁Oper ating ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁R estaur ant ▁Group ▁with ▁corpor ate ▁management ▁responsibility ▁for ▁Asia , ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁Africa ▁( AME A ), ▁and ▁Latin ▁America . ▁Prior ▁to ▁that , ▁he ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁Japan ▁Limited , ▁their ▁second - larg est ▁market . ▁Sk inner ▁held ▁numerous ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Corporation , ▁including ▁Director ▁of ▁Field ▁Oper ations , ▁Market ▁Manager , ▁Regional ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁U . S . ▁Senior ▁Vice ▁President ▁and ▁Zone ▁Manager . ▁ ▁Sk inner ▁was ▁named ▁CE O ▁of ▁Mc Donald ' s ▁Cor p ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ref oc used ▁the ▁company ▁on ▁customer ▁strateg ies , ▁business ▁discipl ines ▁and ▁close ▁global ▁alignment . ▁Jim ▁Sk inner ▁was ▁succeeded ▁as ▁Vice ▁Chair man ▁and ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁Officer ▁for ▁Mc Donald