boards predecessor years_active successor nationality title name birth_date term article_title education birth_name occupation
rentokil ricard initial , cityjet , carlsberg group , pernod jan du plessis 1967 -- present '' ` incumbent '' ' irish chairman of british american tobacco richard burrows 16 january 1946 2009 -- present richard burrows
 wesley college -lrb- dublin -rrb- richard george william burrows businessman
richard burrows

richard george william burrows -lrb- born 16 january 1946 -rrb- is an irish businessman , currently chairman of british american tobacco plc -lrb- informally bat -rrb- , the world 's second-largest tobacco company by sales .
