Obama : Obama describes McDonald as ` ` an expert at making organizations better '' ` ` He 's no - nonsense . He 's pragmatic , '' the president says about his nomination . McDonald is a West Point graduate and former CEO of Procter & Company . Since Shinseki 's resignation , the White House has deepened its investigation into what went wrong at the agency . His nomination must be confirmed by the Senate .
Obama : Obama describes McDonald as ` ` an expert at making organizations better '' ` ` He 's no - nonsense . He 's pragmatic , '' the president says about his nomination . McDonald is a West Point graduate and former CEO of Procter & Company . His nomination must be confirmed by the Senate .