Reynolds American today announced that E. Julia 'Judy' Lambeth will join the company as executive vice president and general counsel effective 18 September 2006.

Lambeth, 55, will also serve as executive vice president and general counsel of RAI's largest subsidiary, RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company. She succeeds Charles A. Blixt, who announced in January that he would retire this year, after 21 years with the company. (ci)