βOn behalf of the Board I would like to thank Nicandro for his exceptional leadership, as a result of which BAT is now better placed than ever to continue to deliver long term sustainable growth for our shareholders.β
BAT has already begun the process of reviewing possible successors and has been considering both internal and external candidates. It has already identified one as a lead candidate but no decision has been made quite yet.
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