Burns, Patrick
Anheuser-Busch Companies
As the director of European brands at Anheuser-Busch, Patrick Burns oversees brand management for Beck’s Family, Lowenbrau, Boddingtons and Tennent’s.
Patrick, a native of St. Louis, Missouri, earned a BS in business administration from the University of Evansville. He began his career with Merchants Bank in deposit products administration, and moved to Anheuser-Busch Companies in 1988.
His first job with Anheuser was as a wholesale inventory coordinator, but he soon rose through the ranks occupying a number of positions over the years, including wholesaler inventory coordinator, marketing project manager, international sports marketing manager, geographic marketing manager, senior sports manager and director.
A third-generation Irish American with roots in County Carlow, Patrick says his Irish heritage “has handed down values that have allowed me to look at each day with a little curiosity, that behind every situation you can find some humor.”
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