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Jack Bowles, Director, Western Europe
Jack joined the Management Board as Regional Director for Western Europe in October 2009. Joining the Group in 2004, Jack became Chairman of British American Tobacco France in 2005. He then took up the role of Managing Director of British American Tobacco Malaysia in 2007.

Mark Cobben, Director, Americas
Mark joined the Management Board as Regional Director for Latin America and Caribbean in October 2007.  After a career in marketing at Unilever and Colgate he came to the Group in 1993 and has been General Manager in Switzerland, Argentina, Russia and most recently Germany.

John Daly, Director, Asia-Pacific until 31 August 2010
John joined the Management Board as Regional Director for Asia-Pacific in October 2004 and is promoted to Chief Operating Officer from 1 September 2010. Since joing us in 1994 he has 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.

David Fell, Director, Asia-Pacific from 1 September 2010
David becomes Director, Asia Pacific from 1 September 2010, moving from the same role in Eastern Europe, held since April 2008. After joining us in 1989 David 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, British American Tobacco Australasia and Managing Director, British American Tobacco Australia in October 2004.

Andrew Gray, Director, Africa and Middle East
Andrew joined the Management Board as Regional Director for Africa and the Middle East in January 2008. Joining Souza Cruz as an intern in 1986, he went on to hold a number of senior management positions in South America and the Caribbean (including President of Souza Cruz) and also in Malaysia.

Rudi Kindts, Director, Human Resources
Rudi joined British American Tobacco in 1988. He has held a number of senior human resources roles across the Group (including Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Central and South Asia). He has been Director, Human Resources since July 2004.

Jean-Marc Lévy, Director, Marketing
Jean-Marc joined the Management Board as Marketing Director in January 2010. After beginning his career with the Kraft-Jacobs-Suchard Group he joined British American Tobacco in 1994 as Marketing Director in Switzerland. He went on to hold a variety of marketing and general management roles in Europe and South East Asia.

Des Naughton, Director, Eastern Europe from 1 September 2010
Des joins the Management Board as Director, Eastern Europe, on 1 September 2010.  He joined us in 1995 and is currently Regional Head of Marketing, Africa and Middle East. Before that he was Global Brand Director for Dunhill and prior to that General Manager, South Korea.  He has also has held various other general management and marketing roles across the world.

Michael Prideaux, Director, Corporate and Regulatory Affairs
Michael was appointed Director, Corporate and Regulatory Affairs in 1998 following the demerger of B.A.T Industries. He had previously 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.

Peter Taylor, Director, Operations
Peter joined British American Tobacco in 1980 and worked in a variety of operational and general management roles across the Group. He was appointed Group Operations Director in 2003.

Neil Withington, Director, Legal and General Counsel
Neil was appointed Legal 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 with ICI. He has been a Director of Reynolds American Inc. since July 2004.