Nationality Irish Term 2009–present Occupation Businessman Name Richard Burrows | Years active 1967–present Education Wesley College Salary $671,423 Predecessor Jan P. du Plessis | |
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Full Name Richard George William Burrows Born 16 January 1946 (age 78) ( 1946-01-16 ) Title Chairman of British American Tobacco Board member of Rentokil Initial, CityJet, Carlsberg Group, Pernod Ricard | ||
GOING SOLO with Richard Burrows - Random Acts of Music Presented by Yamaha Canada Music
Richard George William Burrows (born 16 January 1946) is an Irish businessman. He is the chairman of British American Tobacco plc (informally BAT), the world’s second-largest tobacco company by sales, and chief executive of Irish Distillers. In October 2016, Burrows became the chairman of Craven House Capital, an AIM-listed company that specializes in restructuring, expansion and turnaround investments in crisis and transitioning economics.
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- GOING SOLO with Richard Burrows Random Acts of Music Presented by Yamaha Canada Music
- Early life
- Career
- Honours and awards
- References
Early life
Burrows is a graduate of Wesley College (Dublin).
Career
Burrows joined the board of British American Tobacco plc as a non-executive director in September 2009 and became chairman on 1 November 2009.
Burrows was formerly Governor of the Bank of Ireland, a post he resigned from in June 2009.
Honours and awards
In June 1996, he was made a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour.