CORRECTED-NEWSMAKER-Cooper looks to fire up Imperial's growth

(Corrects 1st paragraph to say "second youngest" instead of "youngest", in 5th paragraph to say "join four other" rather than "join three other" and in the 8th paragraph adds the name and age of Katherine Garrett-Cox)

* Alison Cooper named CEO designate at Imperial Tobacco

* Joins small band of female CEOs at FTSE 100 companies

* Looks to boost growth at Britain's top cigarette group

By David Jones

LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Alison Cooper is set to become the second youngest female chief executive of a FTSE 100 company as she looks to put sales growth at the top of her agenda for the world's No 4 cigarette group Imperial Tobacco Plc (IMT.L)

Cooper, 43, was widely tipped to take over the top job at the maker of Lambert & Butler and Gauloises cigarettes next year after shadowing current CEO Gareth Davis for eight months.