20th Sep 2007 10:07
British American Tobacco PLC20 September 2007 For immediate release: Thursday, 20 September 2007 Nicandro Durante Appointed Chief Operating Officer Nicandro Durante will be appointed to the Board of British American Tobaccop.l.c. as Chief Operating Officer from 1 January 2008, on Antonio Monteiro deCastro's retirement from the Company. Nicandro, who is 50, is Brazilian andcurrently Director, Africa & Middle East. An announcement about his successorwill be made in due course. Nicandro originally joined Souza Cruz, the Group's Brazilian subsidiary, over 25years ago. He was appointed to the Management Board in March 2006, havingpreviously been President of Souza Cruz. In his earlier career, he held variousfinancial roles in the UK and Hong Kong, as well as in Brazil. Commenting on the appointment, Jan du Plessis, Chairman of British AmericanTobacco, said: "Antonio will be a very hard act to follow but I am confidentthat Nicandro will be a worthy successor and work well with Paul Adams as ChiefExecutive and Paul Rayner as Finance Director. "I would like to thank Antonio for the tremendous contribution he has made tothe Group throughout his career and particularly since becoming Chief OperatingOfficer in January 2004." ENQUIRIES British American Tobacco Press Office David Betteridge / Kate Matrunola / Catherine Armstrong +44 (0) 20 7845 2888 Investor Relations Ralph Edmondson / Rachael Brierley +44 (0) 20 7845 1180 or 1519 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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