BAT invests in a smokeless future

[Bill Godshall]

BAT invests in a smokeless future
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/306136d6-0b18-11e2-afb8-00144feabdc0.html#axzz284tPy74H

British American tobacco, the world’s second-biggest tobacco company by sales, is investing more than £100m to develop smoking alternatives as new tobacco bans and higher taxes persuade more smokers to extinguish their butts.

And a puff piece on BAT's new head
The running man of Big Tobacco - ft.com

 

[Vocalek]

The first non-Briton to run British American Tobacco, he speaks English with the thick, distinctive nasal tone of his native Sao Paulo, which can make it difficult for non-Portuguese speakers to understand him.

And if he has been in England for a long time, by now he speaks Portuguese with a British accent.

 

[rolygate]

Hehe, that sure will be a problem for you Virginians

 

[VapApe]

Not really we N Americans are use to mangling the English language every way but loose