british american tobacco p.l.c. annual report 2008 - Management Board
British American Tobacco p.l.c. Annual Report 2008
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.
Mark Cobben (Dutch)
Director, AmericasJoined 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. (52)
John Daly (Irish)
Director, Asia-PacificJoined 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. (52)
David Fell (British)
Director, Eastern EuropeAppointed 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. (48)
Andrew Gray (Brazilian/British)
Director, Africa and Middle EastAppointed Director, Africa and Middle East in January 2008. He joined British American Tobacco 22 years ago and has held a variety of senior marketing and general management roles in Latin America (including President of Souza Cruz) and also in Central America, the Caribbean and Malaysia. (44)
Rudi Kindts (Belgian)
Group Human Resources DirectorJoined 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. (51)
Jean Marc Levy (Swiss)
Director, Western EuropeAppointed Director, Western Europe in April 2008. 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. (46)
Michael Prideaux (British)
Group Corporate and Regulatory Affairs DirectorAppointed 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. (58)
Jimmi Rembiszewski (German)
Group Marketing DirectorJoined the Group as a Marketing Director and as a Territorial Director in 1991, having had various senior marketing and business appointments in Procter & Gamble and Jacobs Suchard. He has been a member of the Management Board since 1996. (58)
Peter Taylor (British)
Group Operations DirectorJoined 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. (56)
Neil Withington (British)
Group Legal and Security Director and General CounselAppointed 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. (52)
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