Heineken hits three-month high after new CEO appointment

Heineken NV

23/06/2026 08:40

** Heineken HEIN.AS rises 2% after the world's No.2 brewer named Rafael Oliveira as its new chair and CEO
** Oliveira starts in October on a four-year term, joining from Dutch coffee maker JDE Peet's, where he's been CEO since 2024
** Oliveira did not have enough time to prove himself at JDE, says ING
** KBC Securities says it does not expect major short term strategic changes from the new Heineken CEO
** Shares in Heineken up to €72.4 ($82.8), their highest since March 5

    
  


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 (Reporting by Gianluca Lo Nostro)
 ((Gianluca.lonostro@thomsonreuters.com))