BAT appoints Bruce Sewell as independent non-executive director effective Jan. 1, 2027
BTI•British American Tobacco appointed Bruce Sewell as an independent non-executive director effective Jan. 1, 2027. He will join the Audit and Nominations Committees; two other directors will switch committees on Nov. 30, 2026.
1. Board and committee changes
Sewell served as Apple’s senior vice president, general counsel and secretary from 2009 to 2018, after 14 years at Intel. Effective Nov. 30, 2026, Véronique Laury will move from the Audit Committee to the Remuneration Committee, and Serpil Timuray will move in the opposite direction.



