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7. Carlos Brito
CEO of Anheuser-Busch Inbev
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Brito holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and an MBA from Stanford University business school.  Before joining Anheuser-Busch Inveb, Brito has worked for Shell Oil and Daimler Benz before joining, in 1989, Brazilian beer and soft drinks company Brahma.

He held various positions in Finance, Operations, and Sales, before being appointed Chief Executive Officer in January 2004. After InBev was formed in August 2004, Brito was nominated Zone President North America and he moved into the company's top spot of Chief Executive Officer in December 2005, where he implemented a strategy based on cost-cutting.

In 2008, after successful takeover of Anheuser-Busch, Brito took the CEO position of the enlarged group which is the world's largest brewer with nearly 25 % market share.

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