Board of Directors

João Miguel Ventura Rego Abecasis

João Miguel Ventura Rego Abecasis

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director 

Nationality, Age, Gender
Portugese, 54, Male

Date of Appointment
1 October 2022

Length of Service (as at 31 March 2026)
3 years, 6 months

Date of last Re-election
19 April 2023

Academic/Professional Qualification(s)
Bachelor of Business Management, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal

Work Experience and Present Directorship(s)

Mr João Abecasis has over 25 years of experience in FMCG, having been with Unilever since 1995 in various positions. He joined Carlsberg Group in 2011 and has held several managerial positions in various markets, including Chief Commercial Officer and later as CEO of Super Bock Portugal, VP Challenger Markets in the Western Europe region, (interim) Managing Director of Carlsberg Denmark and Managing Director of Kronenbourg, France.

Since 2019, Mr Abecasis has served on the Carlsberg Group Executive Committee and was appointed as Executive Vice President, Asia of Carlsberg Group effective 1 September 2022.