McDonald’s reshapes board as longtime member Sheila Penrose retires

Sheila Penrose is retiring from McDonald’s board (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

A McDonald’s board member is retiring, it has been announced, months after she was targeted by activist investor Carl Icahn over the alleged treatment of pigs in the chain’s food.

Sheila Penrose has been a board member of the fast food giant for 15 years, and was in charge of a sustainability and corporate responsibility committee.