Brazil's leading beverage company, Companhia de Bebidas das Americas (AmBev), the world's fifth-largest brewer, announced on July 1 that its CEO Magim Rodriguez would be joining the board of directors next year as vice chairman. Rodriguez has been AmBev's CEO since the creation of the Company in 2000. Before that, and since 1998, Rodriguez had been chief operating officer of Brahma Company, which he had been associated since 1989, serving first as marketing executive officer.

The company said: “In his new position, Rodriguez will remain actively involved in key strategic and operational decisions, joining Victorio De Marchi and Marcel Telles on the executive committee.”

03 July, 2003