British American Tobacco PLC - London-based cigarettes, tobacco and other nicotine products maker - Appoints Cora Koppe-Stahrenberg to the new role of chief people officer, with effect from November 1. Koppe-Stahrenberg will join the company's management board. She was most recently global head of human resources of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co KGaA, a publicly listed global healthcare company.

BAT Chief Executive Tadeu Marroco says this is a "significant" management team-enhancing appointment for the group. "Culture and collaboration are at the heart of my leadership agenda, Cora shares these values and will play a key role in the group's transformation to build A Better Tomorrow," Marroco says. "I have no doubt that Cora will bring a fresh perspective having worked internationally in multiple sectors outside our industry and will bring new insights and capability to our management team."

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