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August Anheuser Busch III (born June 16, 1937) is a great-grandson of Anheuser-Busch founder Adolphus Busch and was the company's chairman until November 30, 2006. August Busch III is informally known as "Auggie" and as " The Third " or "Three Sticks" by subordinates and employees at Anheuser-Busch.
Busch's wife and children. Busch married Alice Ziesemann on May 8, 1890. Their children were Adolphus III, Marie, Clara, August Jr., and Alice Busch. The Busches were among prominent families who participated in the Veiled Prophet Ball, and in 1922, Alice Busch was selected as that year's Queen of Love and Beauty. [4]
After his older brother Adolphus Busch III died in 1946, August A. Jr. succeeded him as president and CEO. August Busch led the company to become the largest brewery in the world by 1957, surpassing previous leaders Pabst Brewing Company and Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. He expanded from a single brewery in St. Louis to nine nationwide.
August Adolphus Busch IV (born June 15, 1964) is an American businessman and former CEO of Anheuser-Busch. He was the last of the family to control the company, which was purchased in a hostile takeover in 2008 by InBev .
How many Missourians buy a 30-pack of Busch Light every single weekend?” “How many families have been employed by Anheuser-Busch? The Busch family has influenced Missouri politics for decades.
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From January 2008 to April 2010, if you bought shares in companies when August A. Busch III joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -37.2 percent return on your investment, compared to a -19.2 percent return from the S&P 500.
The August A. Busch IV Stock Index From January 2008 to January 2009, if you bought shares in companies when August A. Busch IV joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -31.9 percent return on your investment, compared to a -40.7 percent return from the S&P 500.