Belgium: InBev appoints two new Zone Presidents

World’s beer giant, InBev, announced on January 20 that Alain Beyens is appointed Zone President for Central and Eastern Europe and Miguel Patricio is appointed Zone President, North America, with immediate effect.

Alain Beyens has most recently been President of the Business Unit that includes Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, France, Spain and Cuba. He has been with InBev and formerly Interbrew since 1987 in a variety of commercial, operations and general management roles, including General Manager for Belgium and ultimately BeNeFraLux from 1999 to 2004. Alain's leadership will help ensure Central and Eastern Europe continues the tremendous momentum it has enjoyed in the last few years.

Miguel Patricio rejoins the North American team from Western Europe, where he briefly held the role of Business Unit President for Belgium and Luxembourg. Prior to this, he gained a strong perspective on North America's top-line growth challenges in his role as Vice President Marketing for the North America Zone. Miguel spent more than five years at AmBev, most recently as Vice President responsible for the company's beer brands. He was previously Director of Marketing for Philip Morris and has held marketing positions with the Coca-Cola Company and Johnson & Johnson.

"Alain and Miguel both bring the combination of experience, skills and values to build on InBev's strong foundation as we continue our journey from Biggest to Best," says Carlos Brito, CEO of InBev.

Roland Tobias is appointed to the role of President for the Germany Business Unit and Sabine Sagaert will succeed Miguel as the President for the BeLux Business Unit.

InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: INB) based in Leuven, Belgium. The company's origins date back to 1366, and today it is the leading global brewer by volume. InBev's strategy is to strengthen its local platforms by building significant positions in the world's major beer markets through organic growth, world-class efficiency, targeted acquisitions, and by putting consumers first. InBev has a portfolio of more than 200 brands, including Stella Artois®, Brahma®, Beck's®, Skol® - the third-largest selling beer brand in the world - Leffe®, Hoegaarden®, Staropramen® and Bass®. InBev employs some 77,000 people, running operations in over 30 countries across the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. In 2004, InBev realized revenue of 8.57 billion euro (including four months of AmBev). For further information visit www.inbev.com.

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