Ronald McDonald House Charities(R) Elects Grace Fung Oei and Javier Goizueta to Board of Trustees

OAK BROOK, IL--(Marketwired - Jan 20, 2015) -  Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC^®), a global non-profit that creates, finds and supports programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children, elected two new members, Grace Fung Oei and Javier Goizueta, to its global board of trustees beginning January 1, 2015.

Grace Fung Oei is the former vice chairman, corporate and institutional clients of Standard Chartered Bank Limited in Hong Kong. Oei has worked in investment and wholesale banking for 36 years building managing senior relationships and advising clients across 13 countries in Asia. During her work in the financial services industry, Oei was involved in supporting several children's charity programs including Children Heart Fund, Youth Arts Festival. She is a long term supporter of the local orphanage, Po Leung Kuk, and she has served as chairperson of Ronald McDonald House Charities Hong Kong since September 2008.

Javier Goizueta is a vice president of The Coca-Cola Company and leads a worldwide organization that is responsible for building the strategic alliance with McDonald's in more than 100 countries. Prior to joining The Coca-Cola Company, he spent 20 years with Procter & Gamble in U.S. Operations and in Latin America. Goizueta serves on several boards, including Woodruff Arts Center, Emory University, Notre Dame University's Institute for Latino Studies and Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities.

"The board's decision to elect Grace and Javier will help our organization build upon a strong foundation that is focused on supporting the critical needs of children around the world," said J.C. Gonzalez-Mendez, president and CEO, RMHC. "Their leadership, expertise and passion for helping others will help ensure RMHC meets the goals of our Impact Strategy and succeeds in helping enable family-centered care for even more children in the coming years."

This past October, RMHC celebrated the 40th anniversary of the opening of the first Ronald McDonald House and currently serves nearly 9 million children annually through its core family-centered programs.

About Ronald McDonald House Charities

Ronald McDonald House Charities^® (RMHC^®), a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) corporation, creates, finds and supports programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children. Through its global network of 300 Chapters in more than 62 countries and regions, its three core programs, the Ronald McDonald House^®, the Ronald McDonald Family Room® and the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile^®, and millions of dollars in grants to support children's programs worldwide, RMHC provides stability and vital resources to families so they can get and keep their children healthy and happy. All RMHC-operated and supported programs, enable family-centered care, provide a bridge to quality health care, are a vital part of the health care continuum and give children and families the time they need to heal and cope better together.