Speaker profile

Erik Van den Enden joined Anheuser-Busch InBev mid 2007 as a Global Financial Risk Manager. Prior to joining AB InBev, Erik held various positions in consulting, finance and marketing within the strategy consulting and telecoms industry. He became Director of Risk Management and Hedging in the beginning of 2008, a position he held until mid 2009. During this period he developed a holistic risk management framework that proved useful during the commodities boom of 2008 and the acquisition of Anheuser Busch by InBev. Mid 2009 he combined risk management with treasury operations and since the beginning of 2010, he became the Treasurer for Western Europe and Central and Eastern Europe.Most recently he assumed the role of General DirectorTreasury, managing Treasury teams in Belgium, Russia and China.

Corporate profile

Anheuser-Busch InBev is the leading global brewer and one of the world's top five consumer products companies. A true consumer-centric, sales driven organization, AB InBev manages a portfolio of well over 200 beer brands. In addition, the company owns a 50 percent equity interest in the operating subsidiary of Grupo Modelo, Mexico's leading brewer. AB InBev’s dedication to heritage and quality is rooted in brewing traditions that originate from the Den Hoorn brewery in Leuven, Belgium, dating back to 1366 and the pioneering spirit of the Anheuser & Co brewery, which traces its origins back to 1852 in St. Louis, USA. The company strives to be the Best Beer Company in a Better World. In 2010, AB InBev realized 36.3 billion US dollar revenue.