Richard Burrows
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| Richard Burrows | |
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| Born |
Richard George William Burrows 16 January 1946 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Wesley College (Dublin) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Salary | $671,423 |
| Title | Chairman of British American Tobacco |
| Term | 2009–present |
| Predecessor | Jan du Plessis |
| Successor | Incumbent |
Board member of | Rentokil Initial, CityJet, Carlsberg Group, Pernod Ricard[1] |
Richard George William Burrows (born 16 January 1946) is an Irish businessman, currently Chairman of British American Tobacco plc (informally BAT), the world’s second-largest tobacco company by sales.
Early life
Burrows is a graduate of Wesley College (Dublin).
Career
Burrows joined the Board of British American Tobacco plc as a non-executive director in September 2009 and became Chairman on 1 November 2009.[2]
Burrows was formerly Governor of the Bank of Ireland, a post he resigned from in June 2009.[3]
Honours and awards
In June 1996, he was made a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour.[1]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Executive Profile: Richard Burrows". Business Week. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ↑ "BAT>About us>Board of Directors: Richard Burrows, Chairman". BAT. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ↑ "Ireland bailout: Banker who got out just in time". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
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