Anheuser-Busch Brewery Columbus
- Plant Manager
- Kevin J. Lee
Kevin Lee
joined Anheuser-Busch in 1985 as an Engineering Intern at the Williamsburg brewery. In 1996, Lee served as warehouse
manager during the installation of the Columbus brewery’s automated warehouse system. He returned to Columbus to become
the senior assistant plant manager in 2000. Lee was named plant manager of the Columbus brewery in 2002. He has also
held management positions at Anheuser-Busch breweries in Williamsburg, Va., and St. Louis, Mo.
Lee holds a master’s degree in business administration from the College of William and Mary and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Lee is a member of the Columbus Urban League’s Board of Directors. He and his wife, Lasinda, have three children.
- Resident Brewmaster
- Kevin Fahrenkrog
Kevin
Fahrenkrog began his 19-year career at Anheuser-Busch in the St. Louis Research Pilot Brewery in 1989. He held positions
of increasing responsibility in Tampa, St. Louis, Los Angeles and Merrimack. Fahrenkrog also worked in brewing process
control in Corporate Brewing and served as the executive assistant to the vice president of Brewing. He became senior
assistant brewmaster at the Columbus brewery in 2006 and was promoted to resident brewmaster in 2007.
Kevin, who is responsible for all processes within brewing and brewing maintenance in the Columbus brewery, holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Missouri at Rolla. He and his wife Cathy have two children.