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RNS Number : 2785C  Imperial Brands PLC  07 October 2025

 

 

IMPERIAL BRANDS PLC

 

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) No. 549300DFVPOB67JL3A42

 

7 October 2025

 

BOARD APPOINTMENT

 

Imperial Brands PLC is pleased to announce that Abbe Luersman will join the
Board as a Non-Executive Director, with effect from 12(th) January 2026.

 

Ms Luersman, who is Chief HR Officer of Walgreens Inc., has had a career as an
HR leader in global listed businesses including Otis Worldwide Corporation,
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV, Unilever plc and Whirlpool Corporation. She is
also a non-executive director and remuneration committee chair at Just Eat
Takeaway NV and co-chair of the Gartner CHRO Global Leadership Board.

 

Thérèse Esperdy, Chair of Imperial Brands, said "On behalf of the Board, I
am delighted to welcome Abbe to Imperial. Abbe has a proven track record in
organisational design, integration and cultural change - both as a Chief
People Officer and a non-executive director. She has transferred her skills
across different sectors, including consumer goods, retail, manufacturing and
industrial technology. Abbe brings deep and wide-ranging experience in
transformation programmes, an area of strategic importance for Imperial
Brands. The Board will benefit greatly from her insights and experience, and
we look forward to working with her."

 

Ms Luersman will become a member of the Remuneration and the People,
Governance & Sustainability Committees upon joining the Board.

 

There are no other changes to Committee memberships.

 

This announcement is made in accordance with UKLR 6.4.6. Other than as set
out above, there are no further details required to be disclosed under UKLR
6.4.8 in connection with Ms Luersman's appointment.

 

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