British American Tobacco Bangladesh - Mr. Gary Tarrant

Background

Mr. Gary Tarrant completed his BCs in Mathematics from the University of Sussex Post Graduate Diploma in Law (PGDL) from Nottingham Trent University, UK. Mr. He began his career in 1993, as a registered trademark attorney for Unilever, working out of its London headquarters. After six years at Unilever, he departed to start a trademark practice at a London law firm.

Date of appointment to BATB Board

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

Achievements

In 2004, Mr. Tarrant started working for the BAT Group at Globe House, and was admitted as a Solicitor of England & Wales in 2006. He was a senior trademark manager at first, and then supported the group marketing function in a variety of capacities.

Following seven years at BAT Globe House, he began his first overseas assignment as GCC Legal Counsel based in Dubai. Since then, he has held several positions in the Legal & External Affairs department at BAT Group, including Head of LEX, Korea & Taiwan Cluster in Asia, Head of Commercial Legal in the UK, and Head of Legal for West Africa Area in Africa.

Prior taking on his present position, he held the position of Head of LEX for the business in the Middle East, South Asia, and North Africa. He joined the Area Leadership Team in this capacity in 2019.

In 2023, he joined APMEA as General Counsel and Regional Head of LEX, which from 1 January 2024 has subsequently become Regional General Counsel and Head of Legal and CORA APMEA, and he is a member of the Regional Leadership Team. In his functional capacity, he is in charge of overseeing the Legal and Corporate and Regulatory Affairs teams and offering assistance and counsel to the BAT Group firms operating throughout APMEA with regard to all legal, compliance, security, and corporate and regulatory affairs matters, including business communication.