KU grad could be on tap to take over Anheuser-Busch’s North American operations

Looks like a Kansas University alumnus may be the next grand poobah of Anheuser-Busch Inc.The St. Louis Business Journal lists Dave Peacock, a KU journalism school grad, as a “marquee player,” in the beer industry.Peacock is Anheuser-Busch’s current vice president of marketing and is apparently considered to be a prime candidate to take over the brewery’s North American operations after Belgium-based InBev completes its $52 billion takeover.Peacock, a St. Louis native, joined the brewery in 1992.