Susan M. Ivey

Overview

Ms. Ivey has been President and Chief Executive Officer of RAI since January 2004, and was elected the Chairman of the Board of RAI effective January 1, 2006. Since July 2004, she has been Chairman of the Board of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, a wholly owned operating subsidiary of RAI, referred to as RJR Tobacco. From July 2004 to December 2006, she also served as Chief Executive Officer of RJR Tobacco. She served as President and Chief Executive Officer of B&W from 2001 to 2004. Ms. Ivey also served as a director of B&W from 2000 to 2004 and Chairman of the Board of B&W from January 2003 to 2004. Ms. Ivey joined B&W in 1981 as a trade marketing representative. After holding a number of trade and brand positions, she accepted an international assignment with BAT in 1990. While overseas, Ms. Ivey held a number of positions, including Director of Marketing in China and Head of International Brands at BAT. She returned to B&W in 1999 as Vice President of Marketing and subsequently became Senior Vice President of Marketing, a position that she held until her appointment in 2001 as President and Chief Executive Officer of B&W. Ms. Ivey commenced serving on the Board of RAI as of January 2004. She also is a member of the boards of directors of the Forsyth County United Way and the Winston-Salem YWCA, and is a member of the boards of trustees of the University of Florida Foundation and Wake Forest University.