Super Bock Group CFO Cláudio Mateus will move up to the role of chief executive next year.
The Portuguese brewer and soft drinks major said Mateus will take the helm after Rui Lopes Ferreira, the chairman of the group’s executive committee, steps down at its AGM.
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Ferreira has led the Super Bock beer brand owner for 11 years and has decided to “bring his executive career to a close”, the company said in a brief statement.
Mateus joined Super Bock as CFO in 2015. The company said he “brings extensive knowledge of the company, the industry and the challenges ahead”.
The statement added: “He will take over the leadership of the group at the beginning of the next term of office, ensuring a smooth transition and continuity of the organisation’s established strategic direction.”
Super Bock is 56% owned by Portugal’s VIACER Group and 44% by Carlsberg.
The company, which employs around 1,300 staff, has 15 sites in Portugal across production, logistics and administration.
Alongside Super Bock’s namesake brand, its brewery in Porto produces the Coruja and Cristal beer brands. The site is one of three in Europe that makes Somersby Cider for Carlsberg. It also makes Carlsberg’s flagship beer for the domestic market.
As well as beer, Super Bock Group’s portfolio includes Sangria brand Vini Sangria, wine brands Mazouco, Monte Sacro and Planura, and soft-drinks brands Frutea, Fri Sumo, Frutis and Snappy. It also manufacturers water brands Pedras, Vitalis, Melgaco and Vidago.
The company’s net sales stood at around €567.1m ($632.2m) in 2025, according to a sustainability report for the year published on the group’s website.
