Dive Brief:
- Four sources confirm that Anheuser-Busch InBev may nominate JAB Holding CEO Olivier Goudet to be the company's next chairman, Reuters reports.
- Goudet has been on the board for AB InBev since 2011, and he has been a partner and CEO of JAB Holding since June 2012. His rise "highlights the close ties between the associates of JAB and 3G Capital," reports Reuters.
- AB InBev's current chairman, Dutchman Kees Storm, will finish out his term in 2015, according to a securities filing this week.
Dive Insight:
Major investors in the food industry are on the move and getting more involved in the companies they invest in. In leadership roles, investors can put their money to work while being involved in cost-cutting measures like factory and store closures to product innovation or expansion to new markets — all of which have been undertaken by investor company leaders as of late, such as has happened previously with 3G's involvement and will likely happen the with the coming Kraft-Heinz merger.