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Imperial Tobacco Group PLC
29 September 2003

IMPERIAL TOBACCO ANNOUNCES BOARD APPOINTMENT



Imperial Tobacco Group PLC today announces the appointment of Bruce Davidson as
Sales and Marketing Director and a member of the PLC Board, effective from 1
October, 2003.



Mr Davidson, 47, joined Imperial Tobacco in 1998 as Managing Director,
International. He has been part of the senior management team transforming the
scale and reach of the company's international business through a combination of
organic growth and a series of successful acquisitions.



Mr Davidson assumed responsibility for all sales and marketing operations
outside the UK, in July 2003. As Sales and Marketing Director, he is now
responsible for the Group's entire global sales and marketing activities across
Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East, and Australia and New Zealand.





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Alex Parsons                                            office         0117 933 7241
Group Media Relations Manager
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Investor Relations Manager



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