Resigned British American Tobacco Managing Director Speaks Out

Clara Mlambo, the resigned Managing Director of British American Tobacco Holdings Ltd (BAT) has revealed her 21-year journey with the company. Posting via her LinkedIn account, Mlambo said:

I joined BAT as a Management Trainee 21 years ago and am now currently the only female Managing Director of a company listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange. I have lived in four different countries ( Zimbabwe, Kenya, South Africa and Zambia), worked with incredible teams across 30 countries in Africa and held many different positions within the group. In between all this I got married and raised a family. These achievements would not have been possible without the belief in me, support, mentoring, coaching, brutally honest conversations that I received from the many people who had a vested interest in me and my success. To name a few – thank you Roy Masamba, Joe Muganda, Kennedy Mandevhani, Brian Finch, Jorge Davyt, Andre Joubert, Priscilla Mutembwa, Tina Muparadzi, Gary Fagan, Leslie Rance. I know I have left out many names but this is the core that put their necks out on the line and constantly bet on an unknown horse.Thank you to every body else who I have not named but played an important role in my career.

After 21 years in BAT, having achieved more than I set out to achieve, I have decided the time is right to move on and embrace my next exciting chapter. New challenges, new beginnings. Thank You BAT for an incredible journey. #newbeginings

Mlambo is expected to officially leave the organisation on June 30.

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