August Busch IV | |
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 Busch with a Budweiser Clydesdale in 2006 | |
| Born | August Adolphus Busch IV June 15, 1964 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Saint Louis University VLB Berlin |
| Occupation(s) | Board member of Anheuser-Busch InBev Retired president and CEO, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Retired director, FedEx |
| Spouse | Kathryn "Kate" Thatcher (2006–2009) divorced |
| Parent(s) | August Busch III and Susan (Hornibrook) Busch |
| Website | www |
August Adolphus Busch IV (born June 15, 1964) is an American businessman and former CEO of Anheuser-Busch. He was the last of the family to control the company, which was purchased in a hostile takeover in 2008 by InBev. Busch IV was known for his marketing leadership, where his history as head of the Anheuser-Busch marketing department garnered ten straight USA Today Super Bowl Ad Meter awards, as well as awards at Cannes and the Grand Clio.[1][2][3] He also served as a director of shipping giant FedEx.[4] Busch has been involved in a number of legal incidents during his lifetime.[5]
- ^ "Busch Family to be honored for decades of outstanding contributions to sports television by National Television Academy" (Press release). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. April 11, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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- ^ "FedEx Corporation Annual Report 2005: Board of Directors". FedEx.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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