BAT unlikely to bat on the board of ITC's hotels biz

ITC's hotel business will not have any board representation from its largest shareholder, BAT, according to a demerger document. BAT will own 15.32% in ITC Hotels as foreign direct investment, making it the largest public shareholder after ITC's promoter holding of 39.93%. BAT's chief executive Tadeu Marroco stated last December that ITC's hotel business was not an area of interest for the British tobacco maker.