Ad Age revealed Alissa Heinerscheid had also stepped back from her role as marketing chief for Bud Light.The beer brand has faced calls for a boycott after sending a personalized can to Dylan Mulvaney—a transgender influencer who has promoted Bud Light to her millions of social media followers—to commemorate her 365 days of being a woman. The row has fed into a broader debate about the acceptance of transgender individuals in public life.Following the boycott calls, supporters of Kari Lake, the Donald Trump-backed GOP candidate for Arizona Governor in 2022, refused to drink the beer at an open bar at a rally in Iowa.
