© Daniel Acker/BloombergAnheuser-Busch InBev SA said it had placed on leave two executives who oversaw a Bud Light collaboration with a transgender activist. AB InBev named another executive to replace Ms. Heinerscheid. The deal prompted a movement on social media earlier this month to boycott Bud Light, and musician Kid Rock posted a video on Twitter in which he shot cases of Bud Light with a rifle. Mr. Blake, who oversees marketing for Budweiser and Bud Light, has worked at Anheuser-Busch for nearly nine years. Ms. Heinerscheid told a podcast earlier this year, “I had a really clear job to do when I took over Bud Light.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 23, 2023 16:35 UTC