British American Tobacco

Summary

British American Tobacco is a manufacturer^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of manufacturer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,110 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• British American Tobacco received the Roger Award^[3].
• British American Tobacco is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• British American Tobacco's instance of is recorded as manufacturer^[5].
• British American Tobacco's instance of is recorded as public company^[6].
• British American Tobacco's instance of is recorded as organization^[7].
• British American Tobacco's founder is recorded as James Buchanan Duke^[8].
• British American Tobacco followed Rothmans International^[9].
• British American Tobacco followed Ardath Tobacco Company^[10].
• British American Tobacco followed Tobacco Securities Trust^[11].
• British American Tobacco followed T. C. Williams Co^[12].
• British American Tobacco's headquarters location is recorded as London^[13].
• British American Tobacco's chief executive officer is recorded as Jack Bowles^[14].
• British American Tobacco's child organization or unit is recorded as Tekel^[15].
• British American Tobacco's child organization or unit is recorded as Bentoel Group^[16].
• British American Tobacco's child organization or unit is recorded as British American Tobacco (Germany)^[17].
• British American Tobacco's child organization or unit is recorded as British American Tobacco (Czech Republic)^[18].
• British American Tobacco's child organization or unit is recorded as British American Tobacco (Suisse)^[19].
• British American Tobacco's child organization or unit is recorded as British American Tobacco Zaïre^[20].
• British American Tobacco's child organization or unit is recorded as British American Tobacco Co. (Holland) LTD^[21].
• British American Tobacco's child organization or unit is recorded as Tobacco Securities Trust^[22].
• British American Tobacco's child organization or unit is recorded as United Tobacco Companies (South)^[23].
• British American Tobacco's child organization or unit is recorded as British Tobacco Company (Australia)^[24].
• British American Tobacco's child organization or unit is recorded as Imperial Tobacco Company of Canada Ltd.^[25].
• British American Tobacco is part of FTSE 100 Index^[26].
• British American Tobacco is part of Dow Jones Global Titans 50^[27].

Body

Founding

British American Tobacco's founder is recorded as James Buchanan Duke^[8]. September 1902 marks the founding of it^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as London^[29].

Identity

Part of include FTSE 100 Index^[26], a stock market index^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 1984^[32] and Dow Jones Global Titans 50^[27], a stock market index^[33]. Predecessors include Rothmans International^[9], Ardath Tobacco Company^[10], Tobacco Securities Trust^[11], and T. C. Williams Co^[12].

Leadership

British American Tobacco's chief executive officer is recorded as Jack Bowles^[14].

Operations

British American Tobacco's headquarters location is recorded as London^[13]. Subsidiaries include Tekel^[15], a business^[34], in Turkey^[35], founded in 1862^[36], headquartered in Istanbul^[37]; Bentoel Group^[16], a business^[38], in Indonesia^[39], founded in 1930^[40], headquartered in Malang^[41]; it (Germany)^[17], a public limited company^[42], in Germany^[43], founded in 1926^[44], headquartered in Hamburg^[45]; it (Czech Republic)^[18], a business^[46], in Czech Republic^[47], founded in 1994^[48], headquartered in Prague^[49]; it (Suisse)^[19]; and British American Tobacco Zaïre^[20].

Industry

Industries include tobacco industry^[50] and food and tobacco industry^[51].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include London Stock Exchange^[52], Johannesburg Stock Exchange^[53], and New York Stock Exchange^[54].

Recognition

British American Tobacco received the Roger Award^[3].

Why It Matters

British American Tobacco ranks in the top 2% of manufacturer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,110 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

FAQs

What awards did British American Tobacco receive?

Honors received include Roger Award^[3].