New BAT boss starts with major shake-up of board

BRITISH American Tobacco’s new boss today made the first major step towards reshaping the company in his image as he unveiled a major c-suite shake-up.

- Simon Hunt

Tadeu Marroco, who joined BAT’s board in mid-May, created a host of new board positions, including chief operating officer, chief strategy and growth officer and director of business development, in an overhaul described as creating “a sharpened focus on improved execution and operational excellence”.

The roles will replace the previous board titles of chief transformation officer, chief growth officer and “new categories” director.