Ticker
IMB
FTSE Rank
34
23
People
9Board Members
14Executives
- Country
- United Kingdom (UK)
- Industry
- Tobacco
- Website
- www.imperialbrandsplc.com
Board
| Therese Esperdy | Chairman of the Board (retiring on Dec 1 2026) | 65 | 1 Jul 2016 | 9y 10m | ||
| Sue Clark | Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 62 | 1 Dec 2018 | 7y 5m | ||
| Alan Johnson | Non-Executive Director | 70 | 1 Jan 2021 | 5y 4m | ||
| Andrew Gilchrist | Non-Executive Director | 53 | 1 Mar 2023 | 3y 2m | ||
| Julie Hamilton | Non-Executive Director | 60 | 31 Jan 2024 | 2y 3m | ||
| Abbe Luersman | Non-Executive Director | N/A | 12 Jan 2026 | 3m | ||
| Bob Kunze-Concewitz | Non-Executive Director | 59 | N/A | N/A | — | |
| John Rishton | Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Board Designate (starts on Jul 13 2026) | 68 | N/A | N/A | — | |
| Ngozi Edozien | Non-Executive Director | 61 | N/A | N/A | — |
Board Timeline
201520202025now
Therese Esperdy9y 10m from 1 Jul 2016
Sue Clark7y 5m from 1 Dec 20189 years
Alan Johnson5y 4m from 1 Jan 2021
Andrew Gilchrist3y 2m from 1 Mar 2023
Julie Hamilton2y 3m from 31 Jan 2024Non-Executive Director
Abbe Luersman3m from 12 Jan 2026Non-Executive Director
Committee Chairs
| Alan Johnson | Audit Committee | Non-Executive Director | 1 Jan 2021 | 5y 4m |
| Sue Clark | Remuneration Committee | Senior Independent Non-Executive Director | 1 Dec 2018 | 7y 5m |
Executives
| Lukas Paravicini | CEO | Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Deborah Binks-Moore | N-1 | Chief Corporate Affairs Officer |
| Jose Antonio Cabrera | N-1 | Vice President, Global Marketing and Portfolio Strategy |
| Emily Carey | N-1 | Company Secretary |
| Alison Clarke | N-1 | Chief People and Culture Officer |
| Mattia De Dominicis | N-1 | Senior Vice President, Head of Research and Development and Innovation |
| Lisa Hall | N-1 | Chief Information Officer |
| Priyali Kamath | N-1 | President of Africa, Asia, Australasia, Central and Eastern Europe |
| Kevin Massie | N-1 | General Counsel |
| Murray McGowan | N-1 | Chief Financial Officer and Director |
| Sami Naffakh | N-1 | Chief Supply Chain Officer |
| Paola Pocci | N-1 | Chief Consumer Officer |
| Kim Reed | N-1 | President and Chief Executive Officer, Americas Region and ITG Brands |
| Aleš Struminský | N-1 | President of Europe Region |
Former Officers and Directors
| Alex Preston |
| N/A | N/A |
| James Donkin |
| N/A | N/A |
| Ewan Andrew |
| 2012-09-30 | N/A |
| Jon Stanton |
| 2019-05-07 | 2026-03-09 |
| Simon Roberts |
| 2022-03-31 | 2024-04-30 |
| Oliver Tant |
| 2013-10-31 | 2021-05-17 |
| Karen Witts |
| 2014-02-05 | 2020-06-14 |
| Mark Wilson |
| 2019-02-10 | 2019-12-31 |
| David Baynes |
| 2012-02-01 | 2018-07-03 |
| Susan Murray |
| 2009-10-12 | 2014-09-29 |
| Colin Day |
| 2004-12-31 | 2007-02-15 |
