People: Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (ITYBF.PK)


ITYBF.PK on OTC Markets Group - US Other OTC and Grey Market

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17 Jun 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Iain Napier

64 2007 Non-Executive Chairman of the Board

Alison Cooper

2010 Chief Executive, Executive Director

Mark Williamson

2013 Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of the Board, Senior Non-Executive Independent Director

Robert Dyrbus

60 2008 Finance Director, Executive Director

Matthew Phillips

42 2012 Corporate Affairs Director, Executive Director

John Downing

2012 Company Secretary

Ken Burnett

60 2006 Independent Non-Executive Director

David Haines

2012 Independent Non-Executive Director

Michael Herlihy

2007 Independent Non-Executive Director

Susan Murray

55 2004 Independent Non-Executive Director

Berge Setrakian

2008 Independent Non-Executive Director

Malcolm Wyman

66 2011 Independent Non-Executive Director

Gerry Gallagher

Director - Investor Communications

Biographies

Name Description

Iain Napier

Mr. Iain J. G. Napier is Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, since January 2007 and Non-Executive Director from March 2000. He is a Chairman of Nominations Committee of the Company. Iain was formerly main board Director of Bass PLC, Chief Executive of Bass Leisure and then of Bass Brewers and Bass International Brewers. He was then Vice President UK and Ireland for Interbrew SA until August 2001. He was Chief Executive of Taylor Woodrow International Housing and Development from 2001 to 2005. External appointments: Non-Executive Chairman of McBride PLC and John Menzies plc, and a Non-Executive Director of Molson Coors Brewing Company and William Grant & Sons Holdings Limited.

Alison Cooper

Mrs. Alison J. Cooper is Chief Executive, Executive Director of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC. She appointed as Chief Executive, May 2010. Alison has held a number of senior roles in the Group including Director of Finance and Planning, Regional Director Western Europe, Corporate Development Director and Chief Operating Officer. Previously she was with PricewaterhouseCoopers where she had worked with Imperial Tobacco for several years in a number of areas, including acquisitions. External appointments: Non-Executive Director, Inchcape plc since July 2009.

Mark Williamson

Mr. Mark D. Williamson serves as Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of the Board, Senior Non-Executive Independent Director of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC. He has been appointed as Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Company effective January 30, 2013. Mark has considerable international financial and general management experience. He joined International Power in 2000 as Group Financial Controller and was appointed to the board as Chief Financial Officer in 2003. Previously, he was Group Financial Controller and Group Chief Accountant at Simon Group, the engineering and bulk chemicals storage group. External appointments: Chief Financial Officer of International Power plc.

Robert Dyrbus

Mr. Robert Dyrbus is Finance Director, Executive Director of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC. Robert draws on over 25 years of financial experience in listed companies and has been instrumental in the Group’s international expansion. He has overall responsibility for the financial management and control of the Group, including its treasury, tax, information services, corporate assurance and investor relations functions.

Matthew Phillips

Mr. Matthew R. Phillips, LLB, has been appointed as Corporate Affairs Director, Executive Director of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, with effect from 1 June 2012. He resigned as the Company secretary of the company. He joined Imperial in 2000 having previously worked for the law firms Linklaters and Burges Salmon. With his M&A background he was closely involved with the acquisition of Reemtsma and was a lead member of the strategic team that managed the acquisition of Altadis. He was appointed Company Secretary in 2004, General Counsel in November 2007 and Group Corporate & Legal Affairs Director in October 2010. He is responsible for the Company's global regulatory and legal affairs and anti-illicit trade and corporate responsibility strategies. He has been a member of the Operating Executive (previously the Chief Executives Committee) since 2004 and has been instrumental in the re-shaping of Imperial's sales growth strategy.

John Downing

Mr. John Downing has been appointed as Company Secretary of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, with effect from 1 June 2012. John joined Imperial in 2005 having worked for law firm Linklaters. He has had a number of senior legal roles in Imperial and was appointed Head of Group Legal in 2010, working alongside Matthew in managing the Group's legal activities. He played a role in all aspects of the Altadis acquisition and has considerable experience in managing key corporate projects related to financing, business development and other commercial matters.

Ken Burnett

Dr. Ken M. Burnett, Ph.D., is Independent Non-Executive Director of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, since April 2006. Ken is an independent management consultant and a co-founder and Director of K-Energy, an alternative energy company. He was President, Asia-Pacific of Allied Domecq from 1996 until its acquisition by Pernod Ricard in 2005. Prior to joining Allied Domecq, he held senior management positions in the Asia Pacific region with Seagram, Interbrew and International Distillers & Vintners Ltd (now part of Diageo plc). External appointments: Director of K-Energy Pty Limited and Elemental Energy Technologies Limited.

David Haines

Mr. David Haines has been appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of Imperial Tobacco Group Plc., effective February 2, 2012. David brings considerable senior level board experience and is currently Chief Executive Officer of Grohe AG. He joined Grohe in 2004 from Vodafone Group PLC where he was Global Marketing Director. He is also a former Chairman of Vimpelcom A/O. David gained general management and sales experience with Vodafone and Mars earlier in his career.

Michael Herlihy

Mr. Michael H. C. Herlihy is Independent Non-Executive Director of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, since July 2007. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Member of the Nominations Committee and the Audit Committee. Michael was formerly General Counsel and Head of Mergers and Acquisitions for ICI PLC with overall responsibility for corporate acquisitions and divestments and has experience of both private and public market transactions. External appointments: Serves on the Board of Compass Partners International LLP and is currently General Counsel of Smiths Group plc.

Susan Murray

Ms. Susan E. Murray is Independent Non-Executive Director of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, since December 2004. Susan was a board member at Littlewoods Limited from October 1998 until January 2004, latterly as Chief Executive of Littlewoods Stores Limited. Prior to this she was worldwide President and Chief Executive of The Pierre Smirnoff Company, a part of Diageo plc. Susan is also a former Non-Executive Director of SSL International plc, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc and a former council member of the Advertising Standards Authority. External appointments: Non-Executive Chairman of Farrow & Ball and Non-Executive Director of Pernod Ricard SA, Compass Group PLC and Enterprise Inns Plc. Susan is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

Berge Setrakian

Mr. Berge Setrakian is Independent Non-Executive Director of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, since June 2008. Berge is a senior partner in the law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP and has knowledge in international transactions. He was a Non-Executive Director of Altadis, S.A. having been appointed in May 2004 and was a Non-Executive Director of Investcom, a telecommunications company which was acquired in 2006 by MTN, a Johannesburgbased company. Berge is currently the Executive Chairman and CEO of AGBU, the philanthropic Armenian organisation in the world. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director on various not for profit organisations. External appointments: Non-Executive Director of Interaudi Bank of New York, Executive Chairman and CEO of AGBU, Non-Executive Director of The Morganti Group, Inc.

Malcolm Wyman

Mr. Malcolm Ian Wyman has been appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of Imperial Tobacco Group PLC, with effect from 3 October 2011. Malcolm was formerly Chief Financial Officer of SAB Miller plc. He joined the company in 1986 and the board as Corporate Finance Director in 1990. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1990 and he became Chief Financial Officer in 2001. His responsibilities included the group’s finance operations, corporate finance and development, and group strategy. External appointments: Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Nedbank Group Limited and a Non-Executive Director of Tsogo Sun Holdings Limited, both listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Gerry Gallagher

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