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South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- General
- South China Morning Post
Tobacco industry's sly promotion tactics must be countered with force
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Times
14-05-2025
- Business
- Times
Imperial Brands boss's surprise retirement hits shares
The chief executive of Imperial Brands has quit the maker of L&B cigarettes and Blu vapes in a surprise move shortly after setting out new longer-term targets. Alongside half-year results, the FTSE 100 company said Stefan Bomhard would retire as chief executive in October and be replaced by Lukas Paravicini, Imperial's chief financial officer. He will remain on the board until the end of the year and as an adviser until May, but the unexpected exit sent shares down 6.5 per cent, or 188p, to £27.02. They remain up 66 per cent over the past five years. In a further change at the top of the Bristol-based tobacco manufacturer, one of the world's biggest, Murray McGowan, Imperial's chief strategy and development officer, has been appointed
