11th Oct 2007 14:13
British American Tobacco PLC11 October 2007 For immediate release: Thursday, 11 October 2007 Management Board Appointments Following Nicandro Durante's appointment as Chief Operating Officer from 1January 2008, on the retirement of Antonio Monteiro de Castro, the Board ofBritish American Tobacco announces that Nicandro will be succeeded as RegionalDirector, Africa & the Middle East, by Andrew Gray, currently President of SouzaCruz, the Group's Brazilian subsidiary. Andrew, who is Brazilian, joined British American Tobacco 20 years ago and hasheld a variety of marketing and general management roles in South America,Central America & the Caribbean and Malaysia. Flavio de Andrade is stepping down as Director, Latin American & Caribbean andleaving the Group with immediate effect. He will be replaced by Mark Cobben,previously Managing Director, Germany. Mark, who is Dutch, has 13 years' experience in the Group, having been GeneralManager in Switzerland, Argentina and Russia before moving to Germany. Commenting on the appointments, Paul Adams, Chief Executive of British AmericanTobacco, said: "I am delighted to welcome Mark and Andrew to the ManagementBoard and I wish them every success in their new and challenging roles." 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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