AMBEV S.A. announced Mr. José Ronaldo Vilela Rezende assumed the position of Chairman of the Fiscal Council and Mr. Ary Waddington, who was an alternate of the Fiscal Council, became an effective member of such body, both with a term of office extending up to the next Annual General Shareholders' Meeting to be held in 2019. Messrs. Rezende and Waddington have extensive professional experience and have been part of the company’s Fiscal Council since 2016 and 2005, respectively.
Ambev SA, formerly Inbev Participacoes Societarias SA, is a Brazil-based company engaged in the brewing sector. The Company produces, distributes and sells beer, carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) and other non-alcoholic and non-carbonated (NANC) beverages across the Americas. The Company's activities are divided into three segments: Latin America North, including sell of beer, CSD and NANC drinks in Brazil, as well as operations in the Dominican Republic, Saint Vincent, Antigua, Dominica, Cuba, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Barbados and Panama; Latin America South, distributing products in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile; and Canada, represented by Labattâs operations, which comprises sales in Canada and some exports to the U.S. market. The Company markets products under various brand names, such as Adriatica, Brahma, Leffe, Budweiser, Corona, PepsiCo and Lipton. It is a subsidiary of Interbrew International BV.