Suresh Kumar ShahSuresh Kumar Shah, has been appointed Chairman of Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC) with effect from yesterday (16). The appointment of Suresh Shah as Chairman follows changes to CTC’s Board announced on 1 February, with the appointment of three new Non-Executive Directors: Suresh Kumar Shah, Stuart Kidd, and Rumana Rahman; bringing the number of directors on CTC’s board to eight. In light of these new appointments, CTC informed all relevant stakeholders that Suresh Kumar Shah, Stuart Kidd, and Rumana Rahman do not hold any shares in the company. Suresh Shah has served as Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Sri Lanka’s apex trade chamber, and is a Past Chairman of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon. Current British American Tobacco’s (BAT) Regional Head of Finance – Asia Pacific and Middle East Stuart Kidd, joined BAT Australia in 2001.

Source: The Nation February 16, 2021 23:07 UTC