Altria Group, Inc. Announces Retirement of Director Nabil Y. Sakkab From Board of Directors
25 Octubre 2023 - 3:30PM
Business Wire
Nabil Y. Sakkab, a director of Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”)
since 2008, will retire from service on our Board of Directors
following the completion of his current term. Consequently, Mr.
Sakkab will not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors at
Altria’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which Altria
anticipates holding on May 16, 2024.
"Nabil's contributions have significantly benefited Altria over
the past 15 years," said Kathryn McQuade, Altria’s independent
Chair of the Board. "We thank him for his long and distinguished
service and wish him the very best upon his retirement."
Dr. Sakkab is Chair of the Innovation Committee and is a member
of the Executive, Finance, and Nominating, Corporate Governance and
Social Responsibility Committees. Dr. Sakkab held a variety of
positions at The Procter & Gamble Company beginning in 1974. He
retired in November 2007 as Senior Vice President, Corporate
Research and Development. He is a director of several privately
held companies. He previously served as a director of Deinove
(Euronext Growth Paris: ALDEI) from 2010 to April 2016, Givaudan SA
(SWX: GIVN) from 2008 to March 2015 and Pharnext (Euronext Growth
Paris: ALPHA) from 2012 to July 2020.
Altria’s Profile
We have a leading portfolio of tobacco products for U.S. tobacco
consumers age 21+. Our Vision is to responsibly lead the transition
of adult smokers to a smoke-free future (Vision). We are Moving
Beyond Smoking™, leading the way in moving adult smokers away from
cigarettes by taking action to transition millions to potentially
less harmful choices - believing it is a substantial opportunity
for adult tobacco consumers, our businesses and society.
Our wholly owned subsidiaries include leading manufacturers of
both combustible and smoke-free products. In combustibles, we own
Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM USA), the most profitable U.S. cigarette
manufacturer, and John Middleton Co. (Middleton), a leading U.S.
cigar manufacturer. Our smoke-free portfolio includes ownership of
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC (USSTC), the leading global
moist smokeless tobacco (MST) manufacturer, Helix Innovations LLC
(Helix), a leading manufacturer of oral nicotine pouches, and NJOY,
LLC (NJOY), currently the only e-vapor manufacturer to receive
market authorizations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) for a pod-based e-vapor product.
Additionally, we have a majority-owned joint venture, Horizon
Innovations LLC (Horizon), for the U.S. marketing and
commercialization of heated tobacco stick products and, through a
separate agreement, we have the exclusive U.S. commercialization
rights to the IQOS Tobacco Heating System® and Marlboro HeatSticks®
through April 2024.
Our equity investments include Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (ABI),
the world’s largest brewer, and Cronos Group Inc. (Cronos), a
leading Canadian cannabinoid company.
The brand portfolios of our operating companies include
Marlboro®, Black & Mild®, Copenhagen®, Skoal®, on!® and NJOY®.
Trademarks related to Altria referenced in this release are the
property of Altria or our subsidiaries or are used with
permission.
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