Gary joined the BAT Group in 2004 in Globe House, United Kingdom and his career at BAT Group includes multiple positions within the Legal & External Affairs department as Head of LEX, Korea & Taiwan Cluster, Head of Commercial Legal UK, Head of Legal West Africa and Legal Counsel for GCC amongst others. Gary is currently the Head of Legal and External Affairs (LEX), Middle East, South Asia and North Africa, a role that he moved into in 2019, and a member of the Area Leadership Team. In his functional role Gary is responsible for leading the Legal and External Affairs team providing support and advice in relation to all aspects of legal and compliance advice and managing the external affairs team for the BAT Group companies in Middle East, South Asia and North Africa. He joined the PTC Board in 2022.