REYNOLDS AMERICAN, INC. 
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RAI 2012-14 Peck named vice president and general auditor of Reynolds American WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - July 26, 2012 - Lynne Peck has been named vice president and general auditor of Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI), effective Aug. 1, 2012. She was previously the company's senior director of internal audit.
Peck will replace Susan Wilson, RAI's current senior vice
president of risk and compliance services, and the company's
general auditor. Wilson plans to retire by year-end 2012
after
24 years with the company. In her new role, Peck will report
directly to the audit and finance committee of the RAI board
of directors.
Peck joined R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, RAI's largest
subsidiary, in 1991, and has held a number of positions
within that company's finance, internal audit and information
management departments. She holds a bachelor's degree in
accounting from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University and a master's degree in business administration
from Wake Forest University.
"Susie Wilson's oversight of our risk management programs has
been outstanding, and we wish her the best as she transitions
into retirement," said Thomas R. Adams, executive vice
president and chief financial officer of RAI. "Based on
Lynne's long list of accomplishments within the company and
her broad experience, we are confident that she will carry on
that tradition of excellence in this key executive role for
the company."
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ABOUT USReynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI) is the parent company of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; American Snuff Company, LLC; Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc.; and Niconovum AB.
