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• Family Dollar Stores announced that it has promoted Dorlisa K. Flur, its Senior Vice President – Strategy and Business Development, to be its new Executive Vice President – Strategy and Marketing.

• InBev SA has announced that when Anheuser Busch’s shareholders approve the $52 billion merger of the two companies, AmBev CEO Luiz Fernando Edmond will be put in charge of North American operations.

In addition, David A. Peacock, A-B’s current vice president of marketing, will become president of Anheuser-Busch and will manage all U.S. operations of the combined company.

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