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c 2017. </ref> British American Tobacco has a strong presence in Lausanne, Switzerland and at cigarette factory at Boncourt, canton Jura. <ref> [https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/lobbying_switzerland--the-land-of-the-tobacco-industry/44449446 Switzerland: the land of the tobacco industry], ''Swissinfo.ch'', 3 October 2018, Accessed 14 April 2019 </ref> In 2019, British American Tobacco reported a revenue increase by 5.7 percent to GBP 25,877 million. {{r|BAT_YE_2019|p=2}} At the May 2020 AGM, shareholders signaled their discontent at the annual meeting by narrowly voting against an advisory vote on compensation for the company’s executives. A preliminary result of the votes indicated that about 51% of shareholders voted against the advisory, while 49 percent voted for it. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.richmond.com/business/altria-shareholders-narrowly-reject-advisory-vote-on-executive-compensation-new-ceo-says-he-likes-the/article_6cb62c34-226e-5d77-8981-d7cfb87e81e5.html Altria shareholders narrowly reject advisory vote on executive compensation; new CEO says he likes the way company is positioned], ''Richmond'', 14 May 2020, 19 June 2020</ref> | c 2017. </ref> British American Tobacco has a strong presence in Lausanne, Switzerland and at cigarette factory at Boncourt, canton Jura. <ref> [https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/lobbying_switzerland--the-land-of-the-tobacco-industry/44449446 Switzerland: the land of the tobacco industry], ''Swissinfo.ch'', 3 October 2018, Accessed 14 April 2019 </ref> In 2019, British American Tobacco reported a revenue increase by 5.7 percent to GBP 25,877 million. {{r|BAT_YE_2019|p=2}} At the May 2020 AGM, shareholders signaled their discontent at the annual meeting by narrowly voting against an advisory vote on compensation for the company’s executives. A preliminary result of the votes indicated that about 51% of shareholders voted against the advisory, while 49 percent voted for it. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.richmond.com/business/altria-shareholders-narrowly-reject-advisory-vote-on-executive-compensation-new-ceo-says-he-likes-the/article_6cb62c34-226e-5d77-8981-d7cfb87e81e5.html Altria shareholders narrowly reject advisory vote on executive compensation; new CEO says he likes the way company is positioned], ''Richmond'', 14 May 2020, 19 June 2020</ref> | ||
− | In April 2021, more than 38 percent of | + | In April 2021, more than 38 percent of BAT shareholders opposed the directors’ remuneration report after CEO Jack Bowles received a 3 per cent increase in his salary to GBP 1.3 million, following a 9.5 per cent rise the year before. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/executive-pay-row-sparks-bat-shareholder-revolt-wwx9kp8zs Executive pay row sparks BAT shareholder revolt], ''The Times'', 29 April 2021, Accessed 10 May 2021 </ref> |
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===Key Executives=== | ===Key Executives=== | ||
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|Jerry was appointed Director, Legal and External Affairs and General Counsel in May 2015, having joined the Management Board as Group Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Director in January 2015. He has been with the Group for over 15 years and has held a number of roles in Legal. Jerry was Regional General Counsel, Asia-Pacific from 2010 to 2014, before becoming Assistant General Counsel – Corporate and Commercial. Jerry was a member of the Board of Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) from February 2016 until the acquisition of RAI in July 2017.<ref name="BAT_our_leadership_team">British American Tobacco website, [https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.bat.com/group/sites/UK__9D9KCY.nsf/vwPagesWebLive/DOBB9HZA Management Board], Accessed 18 June 2021 </REF> | |Jerry was appointed Director, Legal and External Affairs and General Counsel in May 2015, having joined the Management Board as Group Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Director in January 2015. He has been with the Group for over 15 years and has held a number of roles in Legal. Jerry was Regional General Counsel, Asia-Pacific from 2010 to 2014, before becoming Assistant General Counsel – Corporate and Commercial. Jerry was a member of the Board of Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) from February 2016 until the acquisition of RAI in July 2017.<ref name="BAT_our_leadership_team">British American Tobacco website, [https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.bat.com/group/sites/UK__9D9KCY.nsf/vwPagesWebLive/DOBB9HZA Management Board], Accessed 18 June 2021 </REF> | ||
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|Director, Digital and Information | |Director, Digital and Information | ||
− | | | + | |Marina was appointed to a new role on the Management Board – Director, Digital and Information – in January 2019. This role is responsible for driving digital transformation across the Group and further enhancing the Group’s digital consumer experience capabilities. Marina joined British American Tobacco as Chief Information Officer (CIO) in 2018 having previously served as Global CIO and Global Business Services SVP at Anheuser-Busch InBev, where she was responsible for information technology transformation, including consumer digital marketing. <ref name="BAT_our_leadership_team"/> |
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|Luciano Comin | |Luciano Comin | ||
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| Non-Executive Director | | Non-Executive Director | ||
| Sue was appointed to the Board of British American Tobacco p.l.c. as a Non-Executive Director in February 2015. She is a member of the Nominations and Remuneration Committees.<ref name="BAT_our_leadership_team"/> | | Sue was appointed to the Board of British American Tobacco p.l.c. as a Non-Executive Director in February 2015. She is a member of the Nominations and Remuneration Committees.<ref name="BAT_our_leadership_team"/> | ||
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+ | | Dr. Marion Helmes | ||
+ | | Non-Executive Director | ||
+ | | Marion joined the Board of British American Tobacco p.l.c. as a Non-Executive Director on 1 August 2016. She is a member of the Nominations and Remuneration Committees. Marion Helmes will step down from the Board, effective 28 April 2022 and will not stand for re-election.<ref name="BAT_our_leadership_team"/> | ||
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| Holly Keller Koeppel | | Holly Keller Koeppel | ||
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===Tobacco Litigation=== | ===Tobacco Litigation=== | ||
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British American Tobacco and Imperial Brands, both based in the UK, denied the allegations of child labor. They asked that the case be dismissed on the grounds that lawyers for the farming families cannot prove the tobacco they grew ended up in their cigarettes and other products. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/19/tobacco-firms-in-move-to-strike-out-malawi-exploitation-case#:~:text=Two%20of%20the%20world's%20biggest,of%20their%20drive%20for%20profits Tobacco firms in move to strike out Malawi exploitation case ], ''The Guardian'', 19 May 2021, Accessed 11 July 2021</ref> | British American Tobacco and Imperial Brands, both based in the UK, denied the allegations of child labor. They asked that the case be dismissed on the grounds that lawyers for the farming families cannot prove the tobacco they grew ended up in their cigarettes and other products. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/19/tobacco-firms-in-move-to-strike-out-malawi-exploitation-case#:~:text=Two%20of%20the%20world's%20biggest,of%20their%20drive%20for%20profits Tobacco firms in move to strike out Malawi exploitation case ], ''The Guardian'', 19 May 2021, Accessed 11 July 2021</ref> | ||
− | Subsidiaries of British American Tobacco are engaged in on-going legal battles against Philip Morris International in the United States and Romania, claiming the company infringed on patents | + | Subsidiaries of British American Tobacco are engaged in on-going legal battles against Philip Morris International in the United States and Romania, claiming the company infringed on patents BAT developed for its vaping products. <ref>Expose Tobacco, [https://web.archive.org/save/https://exposetobacco.org/news/philip-morris-legal-challenges/?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=evergreen PMI, FSFW & PM USA Face Legal Challenges from All Angles], 22 March 2021, Accessed 13 May 2021</ref> |
The UK Serious Fraud Office has closed a three-year investigation into British American Tobacco over allegations that it bribed government officials in Africa. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bat-bribery-investigation-dropped-23pnz9vz9 BAT bribery investigation dropped], ''The Times'', 16 January 2021, Accessed 11 March 2021</ref> | The UK Serious Fraud Office has closed a three-year investigation into British American Tobacco over allegations that it bribed government officials in Africa. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bat-bribery-investigation-dropped-23pnz9vz9 BAT bribery investigation dropped], ''The Times'', 16 January 2021, Accessed 11 March 2021</ref> | ||
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The Belgian Competition Authority charged Philip Morris (PM.N), Imperial Brands (IMB.L), Japan Tobacco (2914.T) and British American Tobacco (BATS.L) with breaching competition law by exchanging information of future prices to wholesalers. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/save/https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/belgium-charges-cigarette-makers-exchanging-information-prices-2021-10-01/ Belgium charges cigarette makers for exchanging information on prices], ''Reuters'', 2 October 2021, Accessed 9 November 2021</ref> | The Belgian Competition Authority charged Philip Morris (PM.N), Imperial Brands (IMB.L), Japan Tobacco (2914.T) and British American Tobacco (BATS.L) with breaching competition law by exchanging information of future prices to wholesalers. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/save/https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/belgium-charges-cigarette-makers-exchanging-information-prices-2021-10-01/ Belgium charges cigarette makers for exchanging information on prices], ''Reuters'', 2 October 2021, Accessed 9 November 2021</ref> | ||
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An employee of a Kenyan PR agency working directly for British American Tobacco offered a bribe to a journalist to leak details of The Bureau’s investigation into how the company had targeted young non-smokers. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210312015105/https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2021-02-21/bats-pr-agency-tried-to-bribe-bureaus-kenyan-reporter BAT’s PR agency tried to bribe Bureau’s Kenyan reporter], ''The Bureau Investigates'', 21 February 2021, Accessed 12 March 2021</ref> | An employee of a Kenyan PR agency working directly for British American Tobacco offered a bribe to a journalist to leak details of The Bureau’s investigation into how the company had targeted young non-smokers. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210312015105/https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2021-02-21/bats-pr-agency-tried-to-bribe-bureaus-kenyan-reporter BAT’s PR agency tried to bribe Bureau’s Kenyan reporter], ''The Bureau Investigates'', 21 February 2021, Accessed 12 March 2021</ref> | ||