Richard Burrows

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 largest tobacco company by sales, and chief executive of Irish Distillers.[2] 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.[3]

For the Australian footballer, see Dick Burrows.

Richard Burrows
Born
Richard George William Burrows

(1946-01-16) 16 January 1946
NationalityIrish
EducationWesley College (Dublin)
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1967–present
TitleFormer chairman of British American Tobacco
Term2009–2021
PredecessorJan du Plessis
Board member ofRentokil Initial, CityJet, Carlsberg Group, Pernod Ricard[1]

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.[4] He stood down as chairman and retired from the board at the company's 28 April 2021 AGM, and was succeeded by Luc Jobin.[5]

Burrows was formerly Governor of the Bank of Ireland, a post from which he resigned in June 2009.[6]

Honours and awards

In June 1996, he was made a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour.[1]

Notes
  1. "Executive Profile: Richard Burrows". Business Week. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2012.
  2. David, Ruth (16 November 2016). "Reynolds American wants BAT to up offer". Business World. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. Burke, Rolsin (9 October 2016). "Richard Burrows becomes chair of Craven House Capital". The Business Post. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. "BAT>About us>Board of Directors: Richard Burrows, Chairman". BAT. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  5. "Markets British American Tobacco Appoints Luc Jobin To Succeed Richard Burrows As Chairman". Nasdaq. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. Wachman, Richard (26 November 2010). "Ireland bailout: Banker who got out just in time". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 30 October 2012.


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