Sir Jan Petrus du Plessis (born 22 January 1954[1]) is a British-South African businessman.
[3] He studied at the University of Stellenbosch for degrees in commerce and law, and is also qualified as a chartered accountant in his home country.
[4] When Rothmans International was merged with British American Tobacco in 1999, du Plessis became a non-executive director on that board.
[5] In April 2004, du Plessis left his position at Richemont to take on the role of non-executive chairman at British American Tobacco.
[8] Du Plessis is also a member of the governing body of the International Chamber of Commerce UK.