SAO PAULO, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Brazilian retailer

Americanas announced on Monday that its board had

approved Fernando Dias Soares as the company's new Chief

Executive Officer starting in October, according to a securities

filing.

Soares, a former executive for Anheuser-Busch InBev

and Domino's Pizza who joined Americanas in 2024 as

vice-president of operations, will replace Leonardo Coelho as

CEO.

Coelho will join Americanas' finance committee, the firm

said in the filing.