Reynolds American Organization Announces Appointment of Dawn-Marie Hutchinson as Chief Information Officer

Winston-Salem, N.C. (September 10, 2025) - Reynolds American Inc. (Reynolds), the global BAT Group's U.S. subsidiary, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dawn-Marie Hutchinson to the role of Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer within the Reynolds organization. In this role, Hutchinson will lead the Reynolds organization's technology strategy and operations, encompassing digital workplace, core platforms, data & analytics, cybersecurity, and IT service delivery. In this role, she will serve on the Reynolds American Leadership Team, effective October 1, 2025.

Hutchinson joined the global BAT Group in 2021 following a successful career as a Chief Information Security Officer with global experience across large, multinational manufacturing and consumer goods companies. Before BAT, she served as CISO of Pharmaceuticals, R&D, and Supply Chain at GSK, and earlier as CISO at Urban Outfitters Group. She began her career as a Business Analyst for The Walt Disney Company.

During her time at BAT, Dawn-Marie significantly expanded the global cybersecurity program-establishing a regional support model, launching the Cyber Defense Centre, accelerating the Operational Technology cyber program, and transforming the governance, risk, and compliance function.

In her new role, Hutchinson will lead efforts to modernize the Reynolds organization's IT landscape, enhance operational resilience, and drive value creation through data and AI across Reynolds' operating companies.

In addition to her work at the BAT Group, Hutchinson holds a non-executive directorship on the board of Xalient.

A New Hampshire native, Dawn-Marie has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of New Hampshire and an MBA from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.

About Reynolds American Inc. Reynolds American Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the global BAT Group and the U.S. parent company of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc., American Snuff Company, LLC, R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company, and Modoral Brands Inc. The Subsidiaries operate and conduct separate, distinct businesses. References to "Reynolds American," "Reynolds," "the group," "the company," "the organization," "we," "us," and "our" are simply for convenience and are not intended to imply or suggest that the Subsidiaries' businesses are operated other than as separate, distinct businesses. To learn more about Reynolds American Inc. and its operating companies, please visit www.reynoldsamerican.com .

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