BAT - Management Board Unplugged

Our last episode this season focuses on our Legal and External Affairs (LEX) function. The episode features a panel discussion featuring Management Board member Jerome Abelman, Director, Legal and External Affairs, Craig Harris, Regional Head of LEX – Europe, Michelle Phillips, Head of Corporate Compliance as well as joining virtually, Tamara Gitto, AGC Business Conduct & Compliance and Summer Hanna – VP Scientific Regulatory Engagement, Reynolds.  

Our latest episode focuses on BAT’s corporate venture unit, Btomorrow Ventures (BTV). This episode features a panel discussion including Management Board member Tadeu Marroco, Finance and Transformation Director, Lisa Smith, BTV Managing Director and Lexy Prosszer, BTV Investment Principal. They explore the work that BTV has done over the past few years helping BAT on its transformational journey beyond nicotine and to create A Better Tomorrow™. The discussion is followed by Lukasz Garbowski, BTV Investment Director, interviewing Danny Lowe, Founder and CEO of Blockhead, about BTV’s recent investment into his company. The episode ends with a look back at our 2021 global pitch competition which was run in partnership with BTV. Peter Wozny, BTV Senior Legal Counsel, chats with winning team member Ryan Dewwanga about the £50,000 investment his team won with their business idea of environmentally friendly, edible straws made out of seaweed.

Our latest episode features Management Board members Zafar Khan, Group Operations Director and Kingsley Wheaton Chief Marketing Officer, as well as senior leaders Samanmali Chandrasiri, Group Head of HR Marketing and R&D, Tania Legkun, Marketing Director for our North-West Europe Area, and Simon Brown, Group Head of Operations, Development and Sustainability. They are interviewed by Anna Mitchell, Global Head of Business Communications and Sustainability and Charlotte Packer, Global Graduate. In this episode, our hosts and guests discuss BAT’s commitment to sustainability, and how our ESG efforts contribute to delivering A Better Tomorrow™.

Our latest episode features Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, Kingsley Wheaton, Chief Marketing Officer, Paul Lageweg, Director, New Categories and Elly Criticou, Category Director, Vapour & New Channels. They are interviewed by John Beasley, Group Head of Brand Building and Yasmina Abboud, Marketing Global Graduate. In this episode, our hosts and guests discuss how our partnership with McLaren Racing inspires innovative thinking, as well as how our new category products support the delivery of our A Better Tomorrow™ strategy. Tune in to learn how you can #BeTheChange by joining BAT!

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Our latest episode features David O’Reilly, Director Scientific Research, Carlista Moore Condé, Head of New Stimulant Science, Ed Forsdike, Head of Emerging Product Platforms. They are –interviewed by Claire Wisbey, Head of Science Communications and Lorna Flintham, who recently finished our Global Graduate Programme. In this episode, our hosts and guests discuss how BAT’s world-class science enables the delivery of A Better Tomorrow™ and how our approach to Research & Development is innovation-led, multi-category, and global in nature. They also discuss the diverse career paths our global R&D Hub in Southampton, UK, offers, as well as our focus on female talent in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).

Our latest episode features Michael Dijanosic, Regional Director Asia Pacific and Middle East, and Guy Meldrum, President & CEO Reynolds American Inc., being interviewed by Kelly Corey, Global Graduate Management Trainee. In this episode, Michael, Guy and Kelly talk about innovation, sustainability and how the diversity of our thinking helps people to have a real impact. They also discuss how the speed of learning, development and transformation means we’re not a traditional company.

In this episode we bring you behind-the-scenes insights into how we're leading change at BAT from all corners of the globe. This means learning from mistakes, recovering from setbacks, and staying united through a shared ethos and purpose. 

Our latest episode features Marina Bellini, Director, Digital and Information and Paul Lageweg, Director, New Categories, being interviewed by Oliver Lishman, recent Global Graduate, now Area Campaign Development Executive in Marketing. In this episode, filmed via Microsoft Teams, Marina, Paul and Oliver speak candidly about working from home and creating a new normal amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They also discuss business-specific topics including venture capital, new category products and our purpose to create A Better Tomorrow. 

Our latest episode sees Jerry Abelman, Director, Legal and External Affairs and General Counsel, and Kingsley Wheaton, Chief Marketing Officer, interviewed by Patricia Perrotta, recent Global Graduate, now Regional Legal Counsel. In the episode, they discuss topics including how to transform an industry, running a business responsibly and our partnership with McLaren in Formula 1.

This episode features Tadeu Marroco, Finance Director, and Alan Davy, Director, Operations, being interviewed by Global Graduate, Dara Ogedengbe, NPD Delivery Executive. In the episode, they discuss a range of topics including their favourite roles, corporate responsibility, sustainability and venture capital.