Claudio joined AmBev in 1977. A Brazilian citizen, he holds a degree in industrial chemistry from the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, and he also studied brewing science at the Catholic University of Leuven/Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium. At AmBev Claudio held several key positions, including plant manager of the Skol brewery and industrial director of Brahma operations in Brazil. Claudio also played a key role in structuring the Supply organization when Brahma and Antarctica combined to form AmBev in 2000. He was appointed Chief Supply Officer at Anheuser-Busch InBev on 1 January 2007.