Founder Profile
Marcel Telles
Last reviewed: September 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Marcel Telles?
Marcel Telles is a founder of Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, which was founded in 2008 with Jorge Paulo Lemann and Carlos Alberto Sicupira.
- Company founded
- Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV
- Founded
- 2008
- Co-founders
- Jorge Paulo Lemann and Carlos Alberto Sicupira
Background
Brazilian investor and longtime partner of Jorge Paulo Lemann at Banco Garantia and 3G Capital.
Founding Story
Telles was one of the three Brazilian partners who bought control of Brahma in 1989, the brewer that became the core of Ambev and, after the 2004 Interbrew combination, of InBev. InBev's 2008 acquisition of Anheuser-Busch created AB InBev. Telles is not a founder of the AB InBev entity itself; he is listed as one of the controlling shareholders behind the chain of deals that produced it. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
This profile does not yet cite a source specific to Marcel Telles. The sources below document the company company rather than the person, so check them against the claims above.
- AB InBev Annual Report on Form 20-F for FY2025 (SEC) (Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV)
- AB InBev Reports Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2025 Results (Form 6-K Exhibit 99.1) (Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV)