British American Tobacco Malaysia - Nedal Louay Salem

Non-Independent Executive Director/ Managing Director

Gender: Male
Nationality: United States of America ("USA")
Date Appointed to the Board: 1 September 2021

Qualification:

•  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Business from George Washington University, USA

Membership of Board Committee:

•  Sustainability Committee

Present Directorship(s):

Listed Entity

•  Nil

Other Public Company:

•  British American Tobacco Malaysia Foundation

Working Experience

• Prior to his appointment, Nedal was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Director of Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (“CTC”), Sri Lanka since 2019. During Nedal’s tenure, CTC achieved significant milestones in its corporate governance framework, talent strategy and ESG agenda with a specific focus on becoming the first seed-to-smoke end market to achieve carbon neutrality within BAT p.l.c. Group.
• He has more than twenty (20) years of international experience in British American Tobacco p.l.c. Group, spanning across nine markets in three continents. He has created a legacy of building strong and driven teams, growing globally-driven brands and successfully delivering results.
• He was the Head of Brands Marketing in Bentoel Indonesia (2017-2019) and the Director of Brands Marketing, Korea (2011-2015).
• Nedal started his career in British American Tobacco Middle East in 1998.