Richard George William Burrows (born 16 January 1946) is an Irish businessman. He is the chairman of

British American Tobacco British American Tobacco plc (BAT) is a British multinational company that manufactures and sells cigarettes, tobacco and other nicotine products. The company, established in 1902, is headquartered in London, England. As of 2019, it is the large ...

plc (informally BAT), the world's largest tobacco company by sales, and chief executive of Irish Distillers. In October 2016, Burrows became the chairman of Craven House Capital, an AIM-listed company that specializes in restructuring, expansion and turnaround investments in crisis and transitioning economics.

Early life

Burrows is a graduate of Wesley College (Dublin).

Career

Burrows joined the board of British American Tobacco plc as a non-executive director in September 2009 and became chairman on 1 November 2009. He stood down as chairman and retired from the board at the company's 28 April 2021 AGM, and was succeeded by Luc Jobin. Burrows was formerly Governor of the

Bank of Ireland Bank of Ireland Group plc ( ga, Banc na hÉireann) is a commercial bank operation in Ireland and one of the traditional Big Four Irish banks. Historically the premier banking organisation in Ireland, the Bank occupies a unique position in Iris ...

, a post from which he resigned in June 2009.

Honours and awards

In June 1996, he was made a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour.

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1946 births Living people Chairmen of British American Tobacco Irish chairpersons of corporations Knights of the Legion of Honour Irish bankers Irish businesspeople Irish corporate directors People educated at Wesley College, Dublin {{Ireland-business-bio-stub