Directors' Report: Governance - British American Tobacco

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MANAGEMENT BOARD
The role of the Management Board
The Management Board, chaired by the Chief
Executive, comprises the Executive Directors of
British American Tobacco p.l.c. together with the
executives shown on this page. The Management
Board has delegated responsibility for overseeing
the implementation by the Group’s operating
subsidiaries of the policies and strategy set by the
Board of Directors, and for creating the conditions
for their successful day-to-day operation.
1. Jack Bowles (French)
Director, Western Europe
Joined the Management Board as Director, Western
Europe in October 2009. He joined the Group in
2004 and became President of British American
Tobacco France in 2005. Jack became Managing
Director of the Company’s publicly listed subsidiary
company in Malaysia in 2007. (46)
2. Mark Cobben (Dutch)
Director, Americas
Joined British American Tobacco in 1993. He has held
a number of senior roles across the Group including
General Manager in Switzerland, Argentina, Russia
and Germany. He has been a member of the
Management Board since October 2007. (53)
3. John Daly (Irish)
Director, Asia-Pacific
Joined the Management Board as Regional
Director for Asia-Pacific in October 2004. He held
a number of senior management roles for Rothmans
International in Europe and the Far East before
becoming Area Director for the Middle East and
North Africa in 2001. (53)
4. David Fell (British)
Director, Eastern Europe
Appointed Director, Eastern Europe in May 2008.
He joined British American Tobacco in 1989 and
has held a variety of marketing positions in Europe
and South East Asia. He was appointed President of
British American Tobacco Japan in 2000 before being
made Area Director, BAT Australasia and Managing
Director, BAT Australia in 2004. (49)
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5. Andrew Gray (Brazilian/British)
Director, Africa and Middle East
Appointed Director, Africa and Middle East in January
2008. He joined British American Tobacco 23 years
ago and has held a variety of senior marketing and
general management roles in South America
(including President of Souza Cruz) and also in
Central America, the Caribbean and Malaysia. (45)
6. Rudi Kindts (Belgian)
Group Human Resources Director
Joined British American Tobacco in 1988. He has
held a number of senior human resources roles in
the Group and his responsibilities have covered
Europe, Africa, the Middle East and central and
south Asia. He has been Group Human Resources
Director since July 2004. (52)
7. Jean-Marc Lévy (Swiss)
Group Marketing Director
Appointed Group Marketing Director on 1 January
2010 after joining the Management Board as Director,
Western Europe in April 2008. Jean-Marc began his
career with the Kraft-Jacobs-Suchard Group, joining
British American Tobacco in 1994 as Marketing
Director in Switzerland and going on to hold a
variety of marketing and general management
roles in Europe and South East Asia. (47)
8. Michael Prideaux (British)
Group Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Director
Appointed Group Corporate and Regulatory Affairs
Director in 1998 following the demerger of B.A.T
Industries. He joined B.A.T Industries in 1989 from
Charles Barker, a leading financial and corporate
public relations, advertising and design agency,
where he was Chief Executive. (59)
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9. Peter Taylor (British)
Group Operations Director
Joined British American Tobacco in 1980 and has
worked in a variety of operational and general
management roles across the Group. He was
appointed Group Operations Director in 2003. (57)
10. Neil Withington (British)
Group Legal and Security Director and General Counsel
Appointed Group Legal and Security Director and
General Counsel of British American Tobacco in
2000, having previously been the Group’s Deputy
General Counsel. He joined the Group in 1993
after a career at the Bar and in the chemical and
pharmaceutical industries. He has been a Director
of Reynolds American Inc. since July 2004. (53)
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