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British America Tobacco appoints Asahi's Dragos Constantinescu as CFO

(Sharecast News) - British American Tobacco said on Thursday that it has appointed Dragos Constantinescu as chief financial officer with effect from 1 September. He is currently serving as chief executive of Asahi Europe & International, having been with Asahi Breweries since 2019.

During his time at Asahi Breweries, Constantinescu has also held a number of other senior leadership roles across Europe including managing director, Czech, Slovakia, Germany & Austria and managing director, Romania & Hungary.

Prior to this, he spent 16 years at BAT, where he held senior finance and general management roles.

CEO Tadeu Marroco said: "Dragos joins the management board at an important stage in BAT's transformation. His international experience alongside a strong understanding of BAT will be key assets as we continue to focus on quality growth, the sustainable delivery of our mid-term growth algorithm and robust cash returns.

Chair of the board Luc Jobin said: "I am pleased to welcome Dragos to BAT as chief financial officer and executive director. He brings a strong combination of financial expertise, broad enterprise leadership and international experience in both Nicotine and the wider FMCG sector.

"Dragos also brings deep experience across transformation, strategy and growing an international business, which, together with his collaborative leadership, represent important qualities for the board and management team at BAT."

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