Richard George William Burrows is an Irish businessperson who has been at the head of 11 different companies and currently occupies the position of Chairman for British American Tobacco plc.

He is also on the board of Carlsberg An and Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and Member of The Trilateral Commission.

In the past he was Chairman for Craven House Capital Plc, Chairman at British American Tobacco Zambia Plc, Chairman for The Scotch Whisky Association, Chairman at VoiceSage Global Holdings Ltd., Co-Chief Executive Officer of Pernod Ricard SA and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Irish Distillers Group Ltd. (a subsidiary of Pernod Ricard SA), President at Irish Business & Employers Confederation, Chairman of National Development Corp. (Pennsylvania), Managing Director at McCannFC, Inc., Chief Executive Officer at The Old Bushmills Distillery Co. Ltd. and Assistant Managing Director at Edward Dillon & Co. Ltd.

Richard George William Burrows received an undergraduate degree from Wesley College (Ireland).