Day 247 - 10 May 96 - Page 22
1 Q. I do not really want to turn up this memo but it is a memo
2 from Tom Alim. It says at the bottom "copy to Paul
3 Preston".
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5 Now, I would like to turn up next, as it relates to that
6 -- before I go back to the Health and Safety matters -- the
7 statement of Steve Copeland. Do you know where Steve
8 Copeland is living at the moment?
9 A. Well, I know he is not living here. I think the United
10 States, but I am not sure.
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12 Q. He is still working for McDonald's, is he, or a McDonald's
13 company?
14 A. I think he was going to become a franchisee but I do
15 not know that I had that necessarily confirmed. I believe
16 he was going to become a licensee.
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18 Q. Can we turn to his statement in the Plaintiffs' witness
19 statement. It is yellow and it would be employment. I am
20 not sure whether it was a Civil Evidence Act Notice or
21 not. It is yellow 13.
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23 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Tab 40?
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25 MR. MORRIS: Tab 40. He wrote this statement when he was the
26 Vice President of Personnel for McDonald's Development
27 Company which, since June 1988, he says, has had its
28 European headquarters in London. Is that still the case?
29 A. Well, it has an office here. There is not really a
30 European Headquarters currently. It has been divided:
31 Northern Europe, Southern Europe, Central Europe. There
32 are 3 offices currently.
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34 Q. Right. Is there a current person who would be equivalent
35 to Steve Copeland?
36 A. Here in London?
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38 Q. Well, anywhere. His previous position is?
39 A. His previous position when he left the office in London
40 was not refilled.
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42 Q. Right, so who would be covering his duties?
43 A. They would be handled in the local countries. It was
44 felt as though with his departure the countries were
45 capable of dealing with that which was required on their
46 own behalf with Oakbrook, the Head Offices in Chicago, or
47 consultation in help from other relationship partners.
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49 Q. So the 3 regions now in Europe, North, South and East, you
50 said that it has been kind of divided up into 3 regions
51 rather than Europe as a whole?
52 A. Yes.
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54 Q. Are you covering his responsibilities for, say, Northern
55 Europe now?
56 A. No. The job he did during the time he was here was
57 primarily one of developing people in each country to do
58 the task. When that was felt to be complete, Mr. Copeland
59 returned to the United States. There are people in place
60 in each of the operating countries around Europe to do the
