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 Hauni appointments
DIMON names new president, chief
operating office
Vietnam Tobacco Association new
appointments
Board appointment's at BATHauni appointments
HAMBURG - The supervisor board of Hauni Maschinenbau AG in Hamburg
appointed Detlef Behrend to the position of deputy member of executive board with as of
March 1. In this capacity, Behrend will be responsible for sales and marketing, the area
previously directed by Wolfgang Jeglitza who will now concentrate on strategic planning
and structural modifications initiated at Hauni Maschinenbau AG.
Johannes Witt has vacated his post as managing director at Universelle
Engineering U.N.I. GmbH in Schwarzenbek to join Hauni Maschinenbau AG as deputy board
member responsible for customer service and manufacturing a new Board unit.
In addition, at the end of the first quarter of 1999, Earl Kornhurst,
operations director, will be returning to the USA as president of Brown & Williamson's
U.S. domestic business, reporting to Nick Brookes, regional director, America-Pacific.
John Jewell is currently senior vice president, operations, including research &
development, at B&W and will succeed Earl, having joined B&W in 1972 as a research
engineer. John has wide experience and has been a member of the global operations team for
the past three years.
DIMON names new president, chief operating
office
DANVILLE, VIRGINIA - DIMON Incorporated named that Brian J. Harker, age
48, to the position of president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. He
has also been elected to the company's board of directors. Harker has served as DIMON's
executive vice president and chief financial officer since October, 1996. In his new
position, Harker will continue to be based at the company's corporate headquarters in
Danville.
As president of DIMON, Harker replaces Albert C. Monk III, age 59, who
has been elected to the position of vice chairman of DIMON's board of directors. In his
new position, Monk, who has been president since the formation of DIMON in 1995, will
focus on customer relations and business development.
Harker was born in Zambia in southern Africa and was educated in
Zimbabwe and the U.K. He relocated to the U.S. upon joining DIMON's predecessor company,
Monk-Austin, in 1990 and moved to Danville in 1996.
DIMON also announced the appointment of James P. Cooley to senior vice
president - chief financial officer, and Ritchie L. Bond to senior vice president and
treasurer. Both Cooley and Bond, long-time employees of DIMON and one of its predecessor
companies, Dibrell Brothers, have held senior finance positions within the company. Most
recently, Cooley had been the Company's senior vice president and treasurer, while Bond
served as CFO of Florimex, the floral subsidiary of DIMON which was sold in 1998. (john)
Vietnam Tobacco Association new appointments
HO CHI MINH CITY - Last February Vietnam Tobacco Association (VTA) held
its Second General Assembly (third tenure) in Ho Chi Minh City. The Assembly passed its
operational line for 1999 with following paramount objective:
Development of locally produced products that have competition
advantage through promotion to encourage consumers; development of cigarette production
must be deeply attached to expansion and improvement of raw tobacco areas; d Creation of
favorable conditions for possible export and replacement of imported items; and
preparation of proper policies and measures to overcome all arising difficulties and
challenges and to adapt to new situation.
Le Dinh Thuy asked to resign office as VTA chairman. To note his great
contribution to the Vietnam tobacco industry, the assembly invited Thuy to act as the
honorary chairman of VTA. The assembly believed that with such status Thuy will contribute
more abundantly, more positively, and more efficiently to the development of the Vietnam
tobacco industry to correspond with development tendencies of the world tobacco industry.
Nguyen Van Gia, former chairman of the board of Vietnam National
Tobacco Corporation (Vinataba) and former vice chairman of VTA, was also invited to act as
advisor of VTA.
The general assembly elected some members as a complement to its new
board. The new board includes: Nguyen Thai Sinh, chairman of VTA, and chairman of the
board of Vinataba; Nguyen Xuan Hoang, vice chairman of VTA, director-general of Khanh Hoa
Tobacco Enterprise; Pham Kien Nghiep, vice chairman & secretary-general of VTA,
secretary-general of Vinataba; Le Viet Duoc, board member of VTA, vice director general of
Vinataba; Pham Van Hiep, board member of VTA, director of Dong Nai Tobacco Company; Nguyen
Triet, board member of VTA, director of Saigon Cigarette Factory; and Bui Duc Thanh, board
member of VTA, director of Hai Phong Tobacco Company. (john)
Board appointment's at BAT
LONDON - Once the proposed manager with Rothmans is completed later in
the year, Tony Jones will join the management board of British American Tobacco as
regional director for Africa.
Jones is currently regional chief executive-Asia for Rothmans, having
joined the company in 1968. His experience with Rothmans includes being managing director
of Rothmans Exports Limited, general manager-north for Rothmans of Pall Mall
International, and managing director of Rothmans of Pall Mall Malaysia.
Following completion of the merger, the enlarged British American
Tobacco will be managed in six regions, which take into account market groupings,
cultures, consumers, tastes and distribution channels.
The regions and their respective regional directors will be as follows:
Africa: covering all markets in the African continents (including North
Africa). Regional director: Tony Jones (currently regional CEO Asia, Rothmans
International);
America-Pacific: including the U.S., Japan and Korea. Regional
Director: Nick Brookes (currently regional director, America-Pacific, British American
Tobacco);
Asia-Pacific: covering markets such as Asia-Pacific North, Indochina,
Singapore, Regional director: Tony Johnston (currently regional director, Asia-Pacific,
British American Tobacco);
Europe: covering over 50 markets, extending from Russia to Portugal.
Regional director: Paul Adams (currently director, Europe, British American Tobacco);
Latin America and Caribbean: includes Central and South America,
Mexico, and the Caribbean. Regional directors: Antonio Monteiro de Castro (currently
regional director, Latin America and the Caribbean, British American Tobacco);
MESCA: (Middle East, South, and Central Asia), extending from the
Middle East across to Bangladesh and from Central Asia down to Sri Lanka. Regional
director: Dick Green (currently regional director, AMESCA (Africa, Middle East, South
& Central Asia), British American Tobacco).
Commenting on the proposed appointment of Jones to the management board
of the enlarged company, Martin Broughton, chairman of British American Tobacco, said:
"The merger with Rothmans will make AMESCA our biggest market in terms of volume, so
it will make good sense to divide the responsibilities for it in this way. I warmly
welcome Tony Jones to the management board to take charge of the Africa region, where our
ability to get the best out of both businesses will be vital for the future." (john) |
