Anheuser-Busch InBev names next CEO as Carlos Brito prepares to step down

Anheuser-Busch InBev, the Belgium-based brewer of Budweiser and Stella Artois, said Thursday that Michel Doukeris, president of the company's North America zone, will take the CEO role, effective July 1. He'll succeed current CEO Carlos Brito, 61, who will step down from the post after 15 years at the helm and 32 years with the company, whose North American base is in St. Louis. Brito has built the company into the world's largest brewer through a string of acquisitions. He led the $52 billion…