Presently, John Benedict Stevens occupies the position of Finance Director & Director at Weston (2009) Ltd. Mr. Stevens is also on the board of 8 other companies.

Mr. Stevens previously was Executive Director & Group Finance Director at British American Tobacco plc Chairman & Managing Director at Pakistan Tobacco Co. Ltd. Chairman & Managing Director at British American Tobacco Russia Ltd. Managing Director at British American Tobacco Yava Jsc and Finance Director at British American Tobacco Zambia Plc (which are all subsidiaries of British American Tobacco plc) and Executive Director & Finance Director at British American Tobacco Zimbabwe Ltd.

He received an MBA from Manchester Business School and an undergraduate degree from The University of Manchester.