Dear Imperial Colleagues, April is my 50th and last month as your Group Chief Executive Officer. The attached announcement of my resignation on the 30th April and Osman Arbee’s appointment as Imperial Group Chief Executive on the 1st May, was distributed by the Stock Exchange News Services this morning. My short time with Imperial has been a period of 24/7 application, tremendous intellectual stimulation and extraordinary collegiality with those of you with whom I worked closely. I have also revelled in the geographic, industry, operational and cultural diversity of our business. Each conversation provided new insight and understanding, all of which was brought to bear in shaping what Imperial is today. Many of you have spoken to me about the impact of the current wave of negative publicity on you, your families and Imperial. In accepting the sentiments, content and findings of the judgment, and in noting the media and public response to it, the most appropriate response for each...
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