Overview

Gender

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R. E. Lerwill (63), joined the ITC Board as a representative of Tobacco Manufacturers (India) Limited, a subsidiary of British American Tobacco p.l.c.(BAT), the ultimate holding company, with effect from November 18, 2013. Lerwill attended Nottingham University before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant.

He later completed the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program. Lerwill was on the Board of BAT as a Non-Executive Director from January 2005 to April 2013 where he was Chairman of the Audit Committee and also a member of the Nominations and Remuneration Committees.

Until June 2003, Lerwill was an Executive Director of Cable and Wireless plc where he served as Finance Director between 1997 and 2002 and Chief Executive of Cable and Wireless Regional between 2000 and 2003. From 1986 to 1996 he was Group Finance Director of WPP Group plc.

In both companies, he was instrumental in developing and managing major international businesses. Lerwill was Chief Executive Officer of Aegis Group plc from February 2005 to November 2008. He was also Chairman of Synergy Health plc until June 2012.

Lerwill is on the Boards of DJI (Holdings) plc., UK and Payments Council Limited, UK among others.