British American Tobacco Bangladesh - Mr. Francisco Toso Canepa

Background

Mr. Francisco Toso Canepa completed his study on Industrial Engineering at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, Chile and also received a Dottore in Ingegneria Gestionale, from the Politecnico Di Torino, Italy.

Date of appointment to BATB Board

Mr. Francisco Toso Canepa was appointed as a Non- Executive Director to the Board of Directors of BAT Bangladesh on 29th March 2023.

Achievements

Since joining British American Tobacco Chile in 2002, Mr. Canepa has held a number of roles in the BAT Group's operations and supply chain operations in multiple countries.

He received a position as a supply chain project manager in the UK in 2005, where he was given the responsibility for crafting BAT's future end-to-end supply chain planning hub organisation.

He oversaw supply chain optimisation for the Mexico and Canada Areas as a Supply Chain Manager after being elevated to that position in 2007. In 2010, he was named Factory Manager Chile.

He was elevated to Operations Director in West Africa in 2013, where he was located in Nigeria and responsible for overseeing many plants as well as the end-market supply chain throughout the region. He was appointed Area Operations Director for Southern and East Europe (located in Romania) after being appointed in Africa, where he oversaw nations including Romania, Italy, Greece, Malta, Cyprus, and so on.

After being appointed Regional Operations Director, APME in July 2022, Mr. Toso Canepa joined the BAT Global Operations Leadership Team and took on responsibility for the Asia Pacific and Middle East region. In April 2023, he expanded his responsibilities to include the newly established Region APMEA, thereby covering the Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa region. Supporting business growth, laying the groundwork and developing the necessary skills to turn the organisation into a multi-category sourcing operation, and spearheading and executing a step shift in diversity, ESG, service, quality, and cost performance are his top goals.