Directorate Change

British American Tobacco PLC
29 October 2002





BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO MANAGEMENT BOARD


Chris Bischoff, Director, Smoking Tobacco and Cigars (STC) and Dr. John Jewell,
Operations Director, will be retiring from the British American Tobacco
Management Board on February 28th and March 31st respectively.



Peter Taylor, currently Global Head of Product, will succeed John Jewell as
Operations Director and Ben Stevens, Development Director, will assume
responsibility for STC in addition to his current role.



Martin Broughton, Chairman of British American Tobacco, commented:



"I would like to thank John and Chris enormously for the contributions they have
made to the Group.  Between them, they have some 75 years of tobacco industry
experience and we have all benefited from their sheer range of knowledge.  I
wish them both a long and happy retirement."



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