Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV announced that it has appointed Iain Newell to oversee its beer brands in the UK. Newell, who was previously Budweiser's Western Europe marketing director, becomes the UK marketing director. He will focus on the key Stella Artois, Beck's and Budweiser brands.

The creation of the UK role follows the departure of James Watson, the Western Europe marketing director on Stella Artois, who left last year to take the top marketing position at Dairy Crest.