Board of Directors of British American Tobacco

E942146

board of directors corporate board governing body

The Board of Directors of British American Tobacco is the company’s highest governing body, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, corporate governance, and executive management.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Board of Directors of British American Tobacco canonical	2
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of British American Tobacco	1
Nominations Committee of British American Tobacco	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11731397 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Board of Directors of British American Tobacco
Context triple: [Chief Executive Officer of British American Tobacco, reportsTo, Board of Directors of British American Tobacco]

A. Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company
The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company is the governing body responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic direction, corporate governance, and executive leadership for the global beverage corporation.
B. Board of Directors of Kering
The Board of Directors of Kering is the governing body overseeing the strategic direction, corporate governance, and major decisions of the French global luxury group Kering.
C. board of directors of Hewlett-Packard
The board of directors of Hewlett-Packard is the governing body responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic direction, major corporate decisions, and executive leadership.
D. Board of Directors of Dow Chemical Company
The Board of Directors of Dow Chemical Company is the governing body responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic direction, corporate governance, and executive leadership for the multinational chemical corporation.
E. Board of Directors of Ralph Lauren Corporation
The Board of Directors of Ralph Lauren Corporation is the company’s highest governing body, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, corporate governance, and executive leadership.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Board of Directors of British American Tobacco
Target entity description: The Board of Directors of British American Tobacco is the company’s highest governing body, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, corporate governance, and executive management.

A. Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company
The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company is the governing body responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic direction, corporate governance, and executive leadership for the global beverage corporation.
B. Board of Directors of Kering
The Board of Directors of Kering is the governing body overseeing the strategic direction, corporate governance, and major decisions of the French global luxury group Kering.
C. board of directors of Hewlett-Packard
The board of directors of Hewlett-Packard is the governing body responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic direction, major corporate decisions, and executive leadership.
D. Board of Directors of Dow Chemical Company
The Board of Directors of Dow Chemical Company is the governing body responsible for overseeing the company’s strategic direction, corporate governance, and executive leadership for the multinational chemical corporation.
E. Board of Directors of Ralph Lauren Corporation
The Board of Directors of Ralph Lauren Corporation is the company’s highest governing body, responsible for overseeing its strategic direction, corporate governance, and executive leadership.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	board of directors ⓘ corporate board ⓘ governing body ⓘ
accountableTo	shareholders of British American Tobacco ⓘ
aimsFor	long-term shareholder value creation ⓘ
approves	annual budget of British American Tobacco ⓘ corporate strategy of British American Tobacco ⓘ major capital expenditures ⓘ significant acquisitions and disposals ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
delegates	day-to-day management to executive management ⓘ
engagesWith	institutional investors ⓘ other key stakeholders ⓘ
ensures	compliance with applicable laws and regulations ⓘ effectiveness of internal control systems ⓘ integrity of financial statements ⓘ
follows	UK Corporate Governance Code ⓘ
governs	British American Tobacco plc ⓘ linked to: British American Tobacco
hasCommittee	Audit Committee of British American Tobacco ⓘ Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of British American Tobacco ⓘ linked to: Board of Directors of British American Tobacco Nominations Committee of British American Tobacco ⓘ linked to: Board of Directors of British American Tobacco Remuneration Committee of British American Tobacco ⓘ
includes	executive directors of British American Tobacco ⓘ independent non-executive directors ⓘ non-executive directors of British American Tobacco ⓘ
industryContext	tobacco industry ⓘ
isPartOf	British American Tobacco plc ⓘ linked to: British American Tobacco
ledBy	Chairman of British American Tobacco ⓘ
meets	regularly ⓘ
oversees	Chief Executive of British American Tobacco ⓘ business ethics and compliance framework ⓘ corporate social responsibility policies ⓘ executive leadership team of British American Tobacco ⓘ health, safety and environment performance ⓘ strategy for reduced-risk products ⓘ
reportsThrough	annual report of British American Tobacco ⓘ
responsibleFor	corporate governance of British American Tobacco ⓘ financial reporting oversight ⓘ internal control oversight ⓘ oversight of executive management ⓘ risk management oversight ⓘ shareholder engagement oversight ⓘ strategic direction of British American Tobacco ⓘ sustainability and ESG oversight ⓘ
sets	executive remuneration policy ⓘ risk appetite of British American Tobacco ⓘ
subjectTo	London Stock Exchange listing rules ⓘ UK company law ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chief Executive Officer of British American Tobacco → reportsTo → Board of Directors of British American Tobacco ⓘ

Chief Executive Officer of British American Tobacco → appointedBy → Board of Directors of British American Tobacco ⓘ

Board of Directors of British American Tobacco → hasCommittee → Nominations Committee of British American Tobacco ⓘ

linked to: Board of Directors of British American Tobacco

Board of Directors of British American Tobacco → hasCommittee → Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of British American Tobacco ⓘ