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Mr Luc Jobin Mr Luc Jobin has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Canadian National Railway Company, referred to as CN, a rail and related transportation business, since June 2009. Prior to joining CN, Mr. Jobin was Executive Vice President of Power Corporation of Canada, referred to as PCC, an international management and holding company, from February 2005 to April 2009, with responsibility for overseeing PCC’s diversified portfolio of investments. Prior to joining PCC, he spent 22 years in a variety of financial and executive management positions with Imasco Limited and its Canadian tobacco subsidiary, Imperial Tobacco. Imasco, a major Canadian consumer products and services corporation, became a BAT subsidiary in 2000. Mr. Jobin served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Imperial Tobacco from the fall of 2003 until he joined PCC. Mr. Jobin commenced serving on the Board of RAI as of July 16, 2008. He also currently serves on the boards of directors of On the Tip of the Toes Foundation, which organizes therapeutic adventure expeditions for teenagers living with cancer, Mount Royal Club and The Tolerance Foundation. Mr Luc Jobin is Director at Reynolds American Inc. He is a Chairman at British American Tobacco PLC since April 2021.
Mr Robert Brown Mr Robert Brown, Non-executive director, BSc, age 68. Director of Rio Tinto since 2010. Bob is a Canadian citizen and contributes his considerable experience in large, high-profile Canadian companies. He is chairman of Aimia Inc., a customer loyalty management provider, and serves on the board of BCE Inc. (Bell Canada Enterprises), Canada's largest communications company. He was previously president and chief executive officer of CAE Inc., a world leader in flight simulation and training. Before that he spent 16 years at Bombardier Inc., the aerospace and transportation company, where he was first head of the Aerospace Group and then president and chief executive officer. He has also served as chairman of Air Canada and of the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada. Bob was inducted to the Order of Canada as well as l'Ordre National du Québec. He has been awarded honorary doctorates from five Canadian universities. Non-executive director and chairman of Aimia Inc. since 2005 and 2008, respectively and, non-executive director of BCE Inc. and Bell Canada since 2009. He is also non-executive director of Fier CPVC Montreal L.P., a venture capital firm, since 2005, president and chief executive officer of CAE Inc. from 2004 until 2009, and non-executive director of Ace Aviation Holdings Inc. from 2004 to 2009.
Ms Dambisa Moyo Ms Dambisa Moyo is Non-Executive Director at SABMiller PLC. She is an international economist and commentator on the global economy, with a background in financial services. Dambisa worked for the World Bank from 1993 to 1995. After completing a PhD in Economics, she worked for Goldman Sachs for eight years until November 2008 in the debt capital markets, hedge funds coverage and global macroeconomics teams. Other principal external appointments: Non-executive Director of SABMiller PLC since June 2009; Non-executive Director of Barrick Gold Corporation since April 2011; Non-Executive Director of Lundin Petroleum AB (publ) until May 2012. Ms Moyo owns a stake in SABMiller PLC since March 2014. She is Independent Director at Barclays PLC.
Ms Valerie Gooding On February 24, 2012 the Board, acting upon the recommendation of its Nominating, Governance and External Affairs Committee, appointed Ms. Valerie Gooding to the Board. Ms. Gooding’s service as a director will become effective on April 26, 2012. For 10 years, Ms. Gooding served as the CEO of British United Provident Association (BUPA), a leading independent health insurer and provider, where she led a major expansion of the company. Under Ms. Gooding’s leadership, BUPA diversified its strategy and grew operations outside of the United Kingdom to include Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Denmark and the United States. Prior to leading BUPA, Ms. Gooding spent more than 20 years at British Airways, where she held a number of positions, including head of sales and marketing, division director of business units and director of Asia Pacific. Ms. Gooding, a citizen of the United Kingdom, currently serves as the non-executive chairman of the board of Premier Farnell plc and chairs the board’s nominating committee. She also sits on the board of Standard Chartered plc. She was formerly a director of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), J. Sainsbury plc and BAA plc. Ms. Gooding’s extensive pro bono positions include acting as a Trustee and Deputy Chairman of the British Museum and as a Board member of the Association of British Insurers. For services to business, Ms. Gooding was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2002 and was previously recognized as one of Fortune magazine’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. She holds an honors degree from Warwick University. Currently she appointed as Non executive director since 1 February 2014 at Vodafone Group PLC. She holds 4 Honorary Doctorates. She graduated from the Warwick University with an Honors Degree in French Studies in 1971. She holds Diploma in Management Studies from Kingston University in 1981.
Mr Howard Willard Mr Howard Willard is Board Member at SABMiller PLC. Howard Willard serves as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development for Altria Group, Inc. with leadership oversight for: John Middleton Co. - which manufactures and markets machine-made large cigars and pipe tobacco; Philip Morris Duty Free Inc. - which markets cigarettes at duty-free stores (such as duty-free shops in airports) and other duty-free channels in the United States; The Strategy & Business Development group at Altria Client Services Inc. - which provides strategic analysis and merger and acquisition services to Altria Group and its subsidiaries. Howard has held various leadership positions at Philip Morris USA Inc. in Finance, Sales, Information Services and Corporate Responsibility as well as Quality & Compliance, and Youth Smoking Prevention. Before joining the Altria family of companies in 1992, Howard worked at Bain & Company and Salomon Brothers, Inc. He currently serves on the boards of the YMCA of Greater Richmond and Communities in Schools of Virginia. Howard J. Willard, who currently serves as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, will become Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
Mr Dinyar S Devitre Mr Dinyar S Devitre is Non-Executive Director of SABMiller PLC. Mr Dinyar S Devitre is a special advisor to General Atlantic LLC since June 2008. Mr Devitre served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Altria Group, Inc. from March 2002 until March 2008. From 2001 to 2002, Mr Devitre served as a private business consultant and from 1998 to 2001, he was Executive Vice President at Citibank in Europe. He started with the Altria Group companies in 1970 and served in a variety of positions, including President Philip Morris, Asia, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Philip Morris, Japan, and Senior Vice President, Corporate Planning, Philip Morris Companies, Inc. from 1995 to 1998. Mr Devitre was a director of Kraft Foods Inc. from September 2002 to May 2007. Mr Devitre’s term expires in 2013. Mr Devitre owns a stake in SABMiller PLC since March 2014.
Ms Ann Marie Fudge Ms. Ann Marie Fudge was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Unilever in May 2009. She is also Chairman of Unilever's Compensation Committee. Ms. Ann is a Non‐executive Director at Novartis AG since 1999. From 1993 till 2003 she served on the Board of Honeywell International Inc and also served as Non-Executive Director at General Electric Co from 1999 till 2015. From 2001 to 2003, she was a Non‐Executive Director of Marriott International Inc and from 2003 to 2006 M. Ann served as the Chairman and CEO of Young & Rubicam Brands. Prior to joining Young & Rubicam, she was a Non-Executive Director at Buzzient Inc. and also worked at General Mills and at Kraft Foods, where she served in a number of senior management positions including president of Beverages, Desserts and Post Cereal Division and from 2011 till 2014 she was a Member of the Board of Infosys. After that she spend around four years as a Member of Harvard University Finance Committee from 2011 till 2015. In addition, Ms. Ann is an Honorary Director of Catalyst, Trustee of Rockefeller Foundation and Brookings and Chairman of the US Programs Advisory Panel of the Gates Foundation. She is also a Board Member on the Council of Foreign Relations and was appointed in 2015 to be a Trustee of WGBH Public Media. Ms Fudge is graduated from Simmons College and Harvard Business School, and earned respectively Bachelor of Arts (honors) in Retail Management in 1973 and MBA in 1977.
Ms Pamela Daley Ms Pamela Daley is Board Member at BG Group PLC. Ms Pamela Daley has been senior vice president for Corporate Business Development since 2004. Miss Daley joined GE in 1989 as Tax Counsel, became Senior Counsel, Transactions in January 1991, and was elected a vice president in December 1991. Before joining GE, Miss Daley was a partner in the Philadelphia office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where she specialized in domestic and cross-border tax-oriented financings and commercial transactions. She is also a member of the Boards of the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and The Juilliard School. She is a past director of the World Wildlife Fund (2004-2010), and currently is a member of WWF's National Council.Pam’s experience from her distinguished career in North America and internationally has brought new insight and perspective to the Board. Her renowned expertise in finance and law – especially mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and business development arrangements – is a valuable addition to BG Group as it continues to pursue its strategy of more active portfolio management, capital discipline and monetisation of the Group’s assets at different stages of their life cycles.Pam joined General Electric Company (GE) in 1989 as tax counsel and held a variety of senior legal and business roles, latterly as senior vice president for corporate business development. Pam retired from GE on 1 January 2014. She was formerly a tax partner of the international law firm, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
Paulus Gerardus Josephus Maria Polman Mr. Paulus Gerardus Josephus Maria Polman is the CEO of Unilever PLC. He is Chairman of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, a Member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum, a Member of the B Team and sits on the Board of the UN Global Compact and the Consumer Goods Forum, where he co-chairs the Sustainability Committee. Mr Polman has been closely involved in global discussions on action to tackle climate change and the Post-2015 development agenda. He served on the International Council of the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, under former Mexican President, Felipe Calderon. At the invitation of the UN Secretary-General, Mr. Paul also served on the High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, presenting recommendations on the successor to the Millennium Development Goals.In addition, Mr Polman is UK Business Ambassador by invitation of UK Prime Minister David Cameron, and is also Member of the Global Taskforce for Scaling up Nutrition, as well as being Counselor of One Young World. Mr. Paul was also co-chair of the B-20 Food Security Task Force. Since 2010, he has been a Non-Executive Director of the Dow Chemical Co. In a personal capacity, Paul is Chairman of Perkins School for the Blind International Advisory Board and serves as President of the Kilimanjaro Blind Trust. He started his career in Procter & Gamble in 1979 and held several positions till he became the Group President Europe and Officer of the Procter and Gamble Co in 2001. Later Mr Polman was appointed as CFO at Nestle S.A in 2006 and named by Investor Magazine as CFO of the year. In 2008 he became Nestle S.A Executive Vice President and Zone Director for the Americas as well as being Executive Director to the Boards of Unilever PLC and Unilever N.V. Mr Polman earned a BBA/BA from the University of Groningen, Netherlands, in 1977 and an MA Economics and MBA finance/international marketing from the University of Cincinnati in 1979.
Mr Joseph A. Neubauer Mr Joseph A. Neubauer is a director of Mondelez International Inc since November 2014. Mr Neubauer is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ARAMARK Holdings Corporation and its subsidiary, ARAMARK Corporation, a professional services company, and has served in those roles with ARAMARK and its predecessors for more than 25 years. ARAMARK’s approximately 250,000 employees provide food, hospitality, facility and uniform services in 22 countries and generated $13.1 billion in revenue during its 2011 fiscal year. Mr Neubauer joined ARAMARK’s predecessor, ARA Services, in 1979 as Executive Vice President of Finance and Development, Chief Financial Officer and a Director. He was elected President in 1981, Chief Executive Officer in 1983 and Chairman in 1984. Mr Neubauer has served as a director of Verizon since 1995 and is Chairperson of the Human Resources Committee. He is also a director of Macy’s, Inc since September 1992. In the past five years, Mr Neubauer has served as a director of Wachovia Corporation.
Ms Ann Godbehere Ms Ann Godbehere is Non-executive director British American Tobacco PLC. Director of Rio Tinto and chairman of the Audit Committee since 2010. Ann, a Canadian and British citizen, has more than 25 years' experience in the financial services industry. She spent ten years at Swiss Re, a global reinsurer, latterly as chief financial officer from 2003 until 2007. She was interim chief financial officer and executive director of Northern Rock bank after its nationalisation. Ann is a qualified accountant. Non-executive director of British American Tobacco plc since 2011; non-executive director of UBS AG since 2009; non-executive director of Atrium Underwriting Group Limited and Arden Holdings Limited since 2007; non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee of Prudential Public Limited Company since 2007 and 2009, respectively; chief financial officer and executive director of Northern Rock (Asset Management) plc from 2008 to 2009.