Imperial Brands PLC announced that Andrew Gilchrist will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director, with effect from 1 March 2023. Andrew, who was Chief Financial Officer of Reynolds American Inc. until its acquisition by British American Tobacco (BAT) in 2017, has two decades of operational and financial experience in the tobacco sector. At Reynolds, Andrew held a range of leadership positions, including Chief Information Officer, Chief Commercial Officer and Business Development Director.

Earlier in his career, he worked for BAT in marketing and planning roles. Andrew will also join the Audit Committee and the People and Governance Committee with effect from 1 March 2023. There are no other changes to Committee memberships.