Joe Thompson is Group Science & Regulatory Affairs Director at Imperial Brands. He is responsible for the science that substantiates Imperial Brands' next generation products as potentially reduced harm relative to continued smoking, the stewardship of Imperials products, and engaging on the science. He leads a large multi-disciplined specialist team responsible for product safety assessments, compliance with technical regulation, obtaining regulatory approval of products and a laboratory network spread over several countries. Joe has 23 years' experience in the science of nicotine containing products.

Joe is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a European Registered Toxicologist (ERT) with degrees in Toxicology (MSc) and Physiology (BSc).