Reynolds American (RAI) said Debra Crew would remain as president and chief executive officer if the takeover by British American Tobacco is concluded as expected in the third quarter of 2017.

However RAI Chief Financial Officer Andrew Gilchrist intends to resign. Most senior executives at RAI and its subsidiaries plan to stay, the company said. They include Joseph Fragnito, president and chief commercial officer of RJ Reynolds Tobacco, RJRT Chief Financial Officer Mark Peters and Nancy Hawley, RJRT executive vice president of operations. A more complete list is available at: https://goo.gl/AB5s18