British American Tobacco said on Thursday that it has appointed Dragos Constantinescu as chief financial officer with effect from 1 September.<\/p>\n
He is currently serving as chief executive of Asahi Europe & International, having been with Asahi Breweries since 2019.<\/p>\n
During his time at Asahi Breweries, Constantinescu has also held a number of other senior leadership roles across Europe including managing director, Czech, Slovakia, Germany & Austria and managing director, Romania & Hungary.<\/p>\n
Prior to this, he spent 16 years at BAT, where he held senior finance and general management roles.<\/p>\n
CEO Tadeu Marroco said: “Dragos joins the management board at an important stage in BAT’s transformation. His international experience alongside a strong understanding of BAT will be key assets as we continue to focus on quality growth, the sustainable delivery of our mid-term growth algorithm and robust cash returns.<\/p>\n
Chair of the board Luc Jobin said: “I am pleased to welcome Dragos to BAT as chief financial officer and executive director. He brings a strong combination of financial expertise, broad enterprise leadership and international experience in both Nicotine and the wider FMCG sector.<\/p>\n
“Dragos also brings deep experience across transformation, strategy and growing an international business, which, together with his collaborative leadership, represent important qualities for the board and management team at BAT.”<\/p>\n