Bud Light Marketing Exec Daniel Blake ‘on Leave’ After Dylan Mulvaney Ad Campaign
http://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/04/24/bud-light-marketing-exec-daniel-blake-on-leave-after-dylan-mulvaney-ad/
By Paul Bois
Breitbart
April 24, 2023
Daniel Blake, who oversees marketing for Anheuser-Busch’s mainstream brands, has taken a leave of absence following the backlash from the Dylan Mulvaney Bud Light advertising campaign.
As Breitbart News reported, Bud Light Vice President of Marketing Alissa Heinerscheid had already taken a leave of absence for her role in pushing the ad featuring transgender Dylan Mulvaney.
Now it appears her boss Daniel Blake has joined her.
“Given the circumstances, Alissa has decided to take a leave of absence which we support,” an Anheuser-Busch spokeswoman told the Wall Street Journal. “Daniel has also decided to take a leave of absence.”
Sources indicated the two executives did not take a voluntary leave of absence and “AB InBev named another executive to replace” Heinerscheid.
“Mr. Blake, who oversees marketing for Budweiser and Bud Light, has worked at Anheuser-Busch for nearly nine years. The company didn’t announce a replacement for Mr. Blake,” noted WSJ. “The brewer said Friday that Todd Allen, most recently global vice president of Budweiser, would take over Ms. Heinerscheid’s role.” ...
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