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Appointment of Chairman

Richard Burrows has been appointed a Non-Executive Director at British American Tobacco p.l.c. from 1 September 2009. He will become Chairman on 1 November 2009, when Jan du Plessis steps down in the light of his own appointment as Chairman of Rio Tinto plc from 20 April 2009.
Richard’s executive career has been with Irish Distillers, where he was Chief Executive from 1978 – 2000, and at Pernod Ricard SA, where he was Co-Chief Executive from 2000 – 2005, based in Paris. ... read more >>

Perrigo Receives FDA Approval to Market Cherry and Cinnamon Flavored Nicotine Lozenges

ALLEGAN, Mich., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Perrigo Company (Nasdaq: PRGO; TASE) today announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market over-the-counter coated nicotine polacrilex lozenge USP, 2 mg and 4 mg in cherry and cinnamon flavors. ... read more >>