Gemma Bateson is new Sales Director at JTI UK

JTI UK has announced that Gemma Bateson has been appointed as the new Sales Director of its UK division.

Gemma has more than 10 years of experience working at JTI, starting in 2010 managing one of JTI's Global Key Accounts. Gemma continued her career as a General Manager and Director for JTI Worldwide Duty Free’s Middle East, Africa, and UK sectors, transitioning into Corporate Affairs and Communications Director for Worldwide Duty Free at JTI in 2016, and finally her most recent role as Head of Reduced Risk Products at JTI UK.

Before her career started at JTI, Gemma was a Sales Rep at BAT and then a National Sales Manager at Mondelez International (formally Kraft Foods), where she continued her experience in a hands-on retailer facing role. Gemma now has over 15 years of sales and category management experience and joins the role, replacing Ross Hennessy.

“I am thrilled to take on this next challenge at JTI UK, leading the business through its next chapter of sales growth and working with the talented UK team," said Gemma. "I am determined to continue the already-successful trajectory, making the most of the opportunities brought by the rapidly changing tobacco and vaping industry, and using my prior experience to take the UK sales function to the next level.”