IN BRIEF: BAT Regional Director Michael Dijanosic set to resign

British American Tobacco PLC - London-based maker of cigarette and vaping products - Michael Dijanosic, regional director for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, will step down from his role and the management board on December 31 to dedicate time to family and friends. Says Pascale Meulemeester will join BAT, with effect from September 1, initially as regional director-designate for Apmea and from January 1, 2026 as regional director of Apmea and a management board member.

Meulemeester is president of Western Europe at Swiss-based chocolate company Barry Callebaut AG, where she is a member of the executive leadership Team. Dijanosic became the regional director when BAT revamped its senior management.

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