British American Tobacco Kenya - André Joubert

POSITION: Non-Independent Non-Executive Director since May 2020

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: André joined the BAT Group in November 1999 and is currently the Area Director, BAT East & Southern Africa. He has over 16 years’ experience in various senior finance and management roles having worked as the Regional Head of Finance, East Europe, Middle East & Africa; Area Director, Caucases & Central Asia; General Manager, Southern Africa Markets; Chief Finance Officer, Bentoel Investama (an Indonesian listed company), among others. Prior to his current role he was the Regional Head of Finance, Americas & Sub-Saharan Africa based in the United Kingdom. He brings a wealth of experience having worked in the tobacco, mining, banking and audit industries and across several jurisdictions notably the United Kingdom, South Africa, Indonesia, Switzerland and Zimbabwe.

He is a licensed Chartered Accountant (South Africa) and holds a Certificate in the Theory of Accountancy, from the University of South Africa and a Bachelor of Commerce in Accountancy from the University of Pretoria.

KEY APPOINTMENTS: He is the Area Director of BAT East and Southern Africa Area.