Anheuser-Busch InBev announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously elected Michel Doukeris, President of AB InBev’s North America  Zone, to succeed Carlos Brito as Chief Executive Officer effective 1 July,2021. Brito will step down after 15 years as CEO and 32 years at the company.

“We are grateful to Brito for his tremendous service and leadership,” said AB InBev Board Chairman Martin Barrington. “Among his many accomplishments, Brito was the architect who led and built AB InBev into the world’s leading beer company and a leading global consumer packaged goods company by masterfully integrating the many businesses that comprise AB InBev today. He has always been a role model of the company’s successful ownership culture. The Board thanks  Brito  for  his  dedicated  service,  passion,  caring  and  commitment  to  making  our  company  dream  big  and delivering.”

“I am very proud of being part of this team of 164,000 colleagues around the world that have been on our journey,” said Brito.  “It has been an honor and privilege to work with such a talented group of individuals as we built this global company based on strong values and our unwavering commitment to excellence, quality, consumers and communities. I am very excited about the future of our business under Michel’s leadership and congratulate him on the appointment as CEO of this amazing company.”

Throughout his career at AB InBev Michel Doukeris has consistently delivered strong results while serving in key leadership roles in Brazil, China and the United States, three of the company’s largest markets.  As President of the North America Zone, the U.S. business has delivered consistent topline growth and led the beer industry in innovations for the last two years.  Prior to leading the North America Zone, Michel was the company’s global Chief Sales Officer. Prior to that, he was President of the Asia Pacific Zone where he accelerated top line, volume and EBITDA growth and implemented the ‘High End’ division in China, a transformational route-to-market  initiative  focused on building premium brands.  He also successfully implemented the company’s first direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform.