Imperial Tobacco Group Plc

Sector: Cigarettes Region: United Kingdom

Exchange/Ticker: London Stock Exchange: IMT | OTC Bulletin Board: ITYBF | OTC Bulletin Board: ITYBY

Company Description

Imperial Tobacco Group Plc manufactures markets and sells a range of cigarettes, tobaccos, cigars, rolling papers and tubes. It operates through two business segments: Tobacco and Logistics. The Tobacco business segment comprises the manufacture, marketing and sale of tobacco and tobacco-related products, including sales to the Logistics business. The Logistics business segment comprises the distribution of tobacco products for tobacco product manufacturers, including Imperial Tobacco, as well as a range of non-tobacco products and services. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

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Executives

Alison Cooper, Chief Executive Officer

Appointed Chief Executive in May 2010. Skills and experience 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.

Robert Dyrbus, Finance Director

Appointed Finance Director on demerger in 1996. Skills and experience Robert was Finance Director of Imperial Tobacco Limited from November 1989 and one of the three-man Hanson team involved in the strategic reorganisation of the Group. Since then he has played an integral part in shaping the strategic direction of the Group. External appointments No external Director appointments.

Matthew Phillips, Corporate Affairs Director

Appointed Corporate Affairs Director, June 2012. Skills and experience Matthew joined Imperial Tobacco's legal department in 2000 having previously worked for law firms Linklaters and Burges Salmon. He was appointed Company Secretary in 2004 and General Counsel in November 2007. Subsequently he was appointed Group Corporate and Legal Affairs Director in 2010 before joining the Board as Corporate Affairs Director in 2012.

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