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Beer Drinkers Want More Than a Typical Lager These Days
The departure of AB InBev's Felipe Dutra underlines how only strong sales growth, especially in premium brews, can keep the King of Beers on top.
Not premium enough?
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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Megabrew is saying goodbye to one of its mega-champions.
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA said late Wednesday that long-standing finance director Felipe Dutra would step down in April. It’s the second big management change at the brewer in as many years. Chairman Olivier Goudet exited last year and was replaced by Martin Barrington, the former chief executive officer of tobacco company Altria Group Inc., one of AB InBev’s biggest shareholders.