Born in 1966, Miguel joined AmBev in 1998. He previously worked at Philip Morris, the Coca-Cola Company in the U.S., and Johnson & Johnson in Brazil, Central America and the U.S. A Portuguese citizen, Miguel holds a degree in Business Administration from the São Paulo Business School. At AmBev, Miguel was Vice President Marketing, before being appointed Vice President Marketing North America in 2005. He then assumed the position of Business Unit President for Belgium and Luxembourg and then Zone President North America in January 2006. Miguel was appointed Zone President Asia Pacific in January 2008.