AB INBEV
Gabriel Guzman , Director of Raw Materials , Agricultural Development & Utilities for AB InBev ’ s Middle Americas region , discusses the zone ’ s potential and the sustainable strides the company is making
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A s the world ’ s largest beer company , AB InBev ( ABI ) maintains a complex and interrelated global supply chain . One of the regions most important to the company ’ s operations is the Middle Americas , as Gabriel Guzman , Director , Raw Materials , Agricultural Development and Utilities elucidates . “ It ’ s a fast-growing region , for sure . Out of the entire ABI group it is the second largest in terms of revenue and the largest in terms of EBITDA . It ’ s a growth engine .” The region ’ s potential is obvious , but it also brings its own set of challenges . “ We deal with less developed economies , so we sometimes have problems with taxation and changing regulations and treaties .”
Guzman ’ s role requires the management of a number of teams , each dedicated to the different sections under his purview – the provision of raw agricultural materials , the coordination of utilities and the sustainable development of agriculture all being examples . That last area is covered by Jose Luis Taylor , Director of Sustainability and
JANUARY 2020