IMPERIAL BRANDS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Non - Executive Director
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Alan has a strong financial background in consumer goods and retail, having held a number of senior finance positions at Unilever during a 30-year career, including Chief Audit Executive and Chief Financial Officer of the Global Foods Division. He was previously Chief Financial Officer and then a Non-Executive Director at food retailer Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, SA until April 2016.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Joined the ELT in October 2022 upon his appointment as President, European Region. APPOINTMENT Aleš is responsible for our operations across Europe and has considerable experience of the tobacco industry having worked in a number of international roles for Imperial for more than 20 years. Prior to his current role he served as General Manager of the UK & Ireland business. Aleš has also led market cluster teams in Eastern and Central Europe as well as running our travel retail business in Spain.
Job Titles:
- Officer
- Chief People
- Chief People and Culture Officer
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Prior to joining Imperial Alison was Chief Human Resource Officer at Inchcape plc, with responsibility for all aspects of people and culture strategies. She is a highly experienced global business leader, having held a number of senior positions at Whitbread, Hutchison and United Utilities. As well as leading a number of large HR functions, Alison has led teams responsible for business transformation, communications and sustainability. Her career also includes time consulting and working with the not-for-profit sector supporting organisational development. Alison is a qualified Executive coach and mentor.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Non - Executive Director
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Andrew has a proven track record of business development, strategic planning and business integration following two decades of operational and financial experience in the tobacco sector. He was Chief Financial Officer of Reynolds American Inc until its acquisition by British American Tobacco (BAT) in 2017. Prior to this, Andrew held a range of leadership positions at Reynolds, including Chief Information Officer, Chief Commercial Officer and Business Development Director. Earlier in his career, he worked for BAT in marketing and planning roles.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Remuneration Committee
- Non - Executive Director
Bob is an experienced marketing professional and has held a number of senior roles at leading FMCG companies. He has been Chief Executive Officer at Campari Group, a major player in the global spirits industry, since May 2007 having joined the business in 2005 as Group Marketing Director. Prior to his time at Campari Group, he held positions of increasing responsibility at Procter & Gamble, including Global Prestige Products Corporate Marketing Director.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Remuneration Committee
- Non - Executive Director
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Diane has strong legal, regulatory and ESG experience, having held a number of General Counsel, Company Secretary and other key roles in an international career. Her 13-year tenure as General Counsel & Company Secretary for ABB, the global technology company based in Switzerland, and her General Counsel role at Airbus before that are reinforced by her prior listed UK Board experience as a Non-Executive Director at Barclays plc. Diane also previously served as Vice President Government Relations, Europe at Honeywell International Inc. and as part of the US Government Relations Team in Washington for General Electric Company.
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Company Secretary
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Emily, a chartered accountant and company secretary, has significant experience in the oil and gas and betting industries. She also has a successful track record spread over 25 years in finance, regulatory affairs, compliance, governance and company secretarial matters.
Prior to joining Imperial, Emily held a number of roles of increasing seniority including 14 years at BP plc and three years at Entain plc where she was Group Company Secretary.
Job Titles:
- Senior Investor Relations Manager
Job Titles:
- Chief Supply Chain Officer
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Javier has extensive experience in supply chain, operations and consumer goods, and has overall responsibility for all tobacco and Next Generation Product manufacturing and supply chain operations at Imperial. Prior to joining the business, Javier held a number of senior roles in an 11-year career at Unilever, most latterly as Executive Vice President Supply Chain for Foods and Refreshment. He also held a number of roles over a 14-year period at Nestlé.
Job Titles:
- Senior Investor Relations Manager
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Remuneration Committee
- Non - Executive Director
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Jon has a wide range of international leadership experience, encompassing transformation, M&A, and all aspects of finance, principally in the B2B sector.
In 2016 he was appointed Chief Executive of The Weir Group PLC, one of the world's leading engineering businesses, having previously been CFO from 2010. Prior to that he spent 22 years at Ernst & Young, LLP, the last nine years of which were as a partner in its London office. Jon is a Chartered Accountant and member of the ICAEW.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- Global Leader
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Julie is an experienced global leader with a career spanning over 30 years in marketing, strategy and digital transformation. She was Chief Commercial and Global Sales Officer at Diageo until August 2023 and previously spent 25 years at the Coca-Cola Company where she held a range of leadership positions including Chief Customer and Commercial Leadership Officer.
Job Titles:
- President and CEO, Americas Region
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Kim has a wealth of experience in the consumer goods sector and a successful track record of more than 30 years in sales and executive leadership roles. She joined our US business as Executive Vice President, Sales, in 2019 and designed and oversaw a comprehensive sales transformation strategy.
Prior to joining ITG Brands Kim held various positions at The Kellogg Company, culminating in the role of General Manager of US Sales. She also served in multiple leadership roles during her 17 years at the Pepsi Bottling Group.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Lukas has a proven track record in international consumer goods companies. Beyond his finance credentials, he has considerable operational experience as well as expertise in driving transformational change including in global shared services in large international organisations. Lukas joined Imperial from agricultural commodities and brokerage group ED&F Man Holdings, where he was Chief Financial Officer. He has also held senior positions at Fonterra, a New Zealand and Australia listed co-operative and the world's largest dairy exporter, with sales in 130 countries. He was Chief Financial Officer from 2013-2017 and Chief Operating Officer, Global Consumer and Foodservice Business from 2017-2018. Prior to that, he spent 22 years with Nestlé in various senior finance and general management roles.
Job Titles:
- Chief Strategy and Development Officer
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Murray has a strong background in strategy having worked in various strategic and operational leadership roles for a number of high profile businesses including Costa Coffee (Whitbread), Yum! Brands, Cadbury and The Restaurant Group. He also worked with a range of leading global FMCG and retail businesses during his time at McKinsey & Company.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Remuneration Committee
- Non - Executive Director
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Ngozi has over 30 years' experience in general management, finance, consultancy, business development and transformation gained at multinational companies, including in consumer goods, in Europe, USA and Africa. She spent six years on the Board of PZ Cussons and four years on the Board of Vlisco PLC. During a nine-year career with Pfizer Inc., she led strategy and planning for Pharmaceuticals, based in New York, before taking up a Regional Director role in Africa.
Job Titles:
- Chief Consumer Officer and President, Africa, Asia, Australasia and Central & Eastern Europe Region
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Paola has extensive experience in brand building and in general and P&L management.
In her 22 years at Procter & Gamble, she held several leadership positions across developed and developing territories, including Europe, the Middle East, the US and China, and across multiple FMCG categories. Paola has a strong understanding of geographically diverse consumers and of operations management across traditional and modern retail, including e-commerce.
Prior to joining Imperial she was Senior Vice President / General Manager, Personal Beauty Care Portfolio, Greater China for P&G.
Job Titles:
- Investor Relations Director
Job Titles:
- Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Sean has significant experience in the tobacco, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods sectors and a successful track record of more than 30 years in legal, compliance and executive leadership roles.
Sean held a range of senior positions at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) over a 23-year period, culminating in the role of SVP and General Counsel of GSK Consumer Healthcare, a global joint venture between GSK and Pfizer. Earlier in his career, Sean was a commercial lawyer at the international law firm Simmons & Simmons, where he served a diverse client base including Gallaher Group, now part of JTI.
Job Titles:
- Group Media Relations Manager
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Stefan joined Imperial in July 2020 from Inchcape plc, a global distribution and retail leader in the premium and luxury automotive sectors, where he delivered successful transformational change during a five-year tenure as Chief Executive.
Prior to his role at Inchcape, Stefan was President of Bacardi Limited's European region and was also responsible for Bacardi's Global commercial organisation and Global Travel Retail.
Stefan has a PhD in marketing and has accrued significant experience in the consumer and retail sectors during his career. Previous roles have included Chief Commercial Officer of Cadbury plc and Chief Operating Officer of Unilever Food Solutions Europe. This followed senior management and sales and marketing positions at Diageo (Burger King) and Procter & Gamble.
CEO Stefan Bomhard describes Imperial's distinctive role as a nimble challenger within a dynamic sector.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Senior Independent Non - Executive Director
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Sue has strong international business credentials with over 20 years' Executive Committee and Board level experience in the FMCG, regulated transport and utility sectors. Sue held the role of Managing Director of SABMiller Europe and was an Executive Committee member of SABMiller plc. She joined SABMiller in 2003 as Corporate Affairs Director and was part of the executive team that built the business into a top five FTSE company.
Thérèse has significant international investment banking experience having held a number of roles at JP Morgan including Global Chair of JP Morgan's Financial Institutions Group, Co-Head of Asia-Pacific Corporate & Investment Banking, Global Head of Debt Capital Markets, and Head of US Debt Capital Markets. She began her career at Lehman Brothers and joined Chase Securities in 1997 prior to the firm's merger with JP Morgan in 2000.