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Background Eddy Abdurrachman, former member of Indonesian Government, was appointed as Independent Commissioner of the Bentoel Group, part of British American Tobacco, in Indonesia in early 2015.1 Abdurrachman has held several leading government positions in the Republic of Indonesia, including:1 Director General of Customs and Excise of the Department of Finance Advisor to the Minister of Finance…

The evidence that counters each of the industry arguments is presented in its own dedicated page. It Breaches Intellectual Property Rights No Evidence Plain Packaging Will Work It will Lead to Increased Smuggling The Nanny State is going Too Far It will Cost Small Businesses…

Imperial Brands (previously Imperial Tobacco) set up Fontem Ventures in December 2012 as a wholly owned subsidiary, based in the Netherlands. The company’s mission was to develop “non-tobacco consumer experiences”, notably e-cigarettes and ‘Reon’ caffeine sachets.56 In an interview with the Financial Times in 2016, Art Valkenburg, Global Head of Digital at Fontem Ventures, explained that…

Munetaka Takeda was a Representative Director on the Board of Japan Tobacco Group (JT) until 2012.1920 Career at Japan Tobacco Takeda joined JT in 2007, and has held various leadership positions including:19 Assistant to CEO in Compliance, Finance and Operational Review & Business Assurance (2011 – 2015) Executive Deputy President (2009 – 2012) Representative Director (2009…

The Lewin Group is a US-based healthcare consultancy firm and was a subsidiary to Quintiles Transnational (now IQVIA), which provides clinical services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries,21 until it was sold to Ingenix (now OptumInsight) in 2007.2223 Working for the tobacco industry Previously secret internal tobacco industry documents suggest that in 2000 the UK office of…

Arthur van Benthem was Chief Executive Officer of Fontem Ventures from June 2015 until February 2017.2627 He was succeeded by Titus Wouda Kuipers. Fontem Ventures is a subsidiary of Imperial Tobacco. Career in the Tobacco and Soft Drinks Industry Van Benthem worked for Imperial Tobacco from 2011 in various roles, including:28 Operating Executive…

The Atlas Network (originally named Atlas Economic Research Foundation) was founded in 1981 by Antony Fisher, who also founded the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA).29 It aims to “cultivate” and “strengthen” a global network of partners that promote market-based policy solutions.2930 These partners take the form of right-wing think tanks and public policy-oriented institutes. Atlas’…

Background Peter Middleton was a sales and marketing manager for Imperial Tobacco. He has since retired.100 Tobacco Industry Consulting PLCM Consultants worked for the tobacco industry in the late 1990s and early 2000s.101 Middleton regularly represented PLCM at meetings held by the Campaign Group of the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA).102103 It is…

Inge Delfosse is the Secretary General of the European Smokeless Tobacco Council (ESTOC), a lobbying group that campaigns against the European Union’s ban on oral tobacco products.106 ReferencesHide↑abBentoel Group, Meet the Board, undated, accessed February 2019…

This page was originally written by the TCRG for The Guardian‘s Sustainable Business website and was published on 16 October 2014. It gives background information on tobacco companies’ expansion into Africa. For more up to date information see Africa Region. Market expansion into emerging economies Since the World Health Organisation adopted its landmark Framework Convention on Tobacco…