British American Tobacco Malaysia - BAT Malaysia continues its winning streak for the eight year at The Edge Billion Ringgit Club

14 September 2018
Press release

BAT Malaysia continues its winning streak for the eight year at The Edge Billion Ringgit Club

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CAP : (from left to right) Linda Song, Legal & External Affairs Director and Ricardo Guardo, Finance Director of BAT Malaysia at The Edge Billion Ringgit Club Award 2018

Bukit Damansara , 14 December 2018 - British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad was awarded the ‘Highest Return on Equity Over Three Years in the Consumer Products and Services Sector’ at The Edge Billion Ringgit Club 2018.

Its Finance Director Ricardo Guardo accepted the award from Ho Kay Tat, CEO and Publisher of The Edge Group and Datuk Ong Eng Bin, CEO of OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd at a gala dinner held in Kuala Lumpur recently.

The leading tobacco company in Malaysia upheld its reputation as a leader in the category, having won the same award for eight years now.

The Edge Billion Ringgit Club was first held in 2010 as a way to recognise Malaysia’s top performing listed companies with a market capitalisation of above RM1 billion. There are 170 The Edge BRC members this year.

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CAP : Ricardo Guardo, Finance Director of British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad (second from right) accepting the award from Ho Kay Tat and Datuk Ong Eng Bin at The Edge Billion Ringgit Club Award 2018


For more information on British American Tobacco, please visit www.batmalaysia.com

About British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad

British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Berhad is the leading tobacco company in Malaysia. The company markets high quality tobacco products designed to meet diverse consumer preferences. Our portfolio includes world-famous brands like DUNHILL, KENT, PETER STUYVESANT, PALL MALL and ROTHMANS.

British American Tobacco Malaysia employs 497 employees who are involved in a wide spectrum of disciplines, from generating insights, developing brands and making these available on a national level. In addition, we also set leading edge talent development practices as well as ensure a strong foundation of corporate governance and shareholder relations.

The company is part of the British American Tobacco group, which is the world’s most international tobacco group and the second largest stock market listed tobacco group by global market share.


For more information, please contact British American Tobacco Malaysia:

Fairuz Helmi, Head of External Affairs at 03-2720 8188 or Fairuz_Helmi@bat.com
Prianka Krishnamurthy, External Affairs Manager at 03-2720 8147 or Prianka_Krishnamurthy@bat.com