Articles

This page was archived on 5 February 2020 and is not actively maintained TobaccoTactics has an introductory page explaining what e-cigarettes are and the role of the tobacco industry in relation to e-cigarette marketing, regulation and lobbying. This page describes the arrival of e-cigarettes in pharmacies in the UK in 2014. Imperial…

The Consumer Choice Center (CCC) is a US lobby organisation based in Washington DC. It was set up as not-for-profit in February 2017, and approved for tax exempt status in 2019, on the basis of it being a social welfare organisation.6 It has offices in the United States, Canada and the European Union (EU).7 As of March 2022…

The Republic of Zambia is a Lower Middle-income country in the centre of southern Africa which shares borders with Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Malawi.98 Life expectancy at birth is 62.3 years and 57.3% of the 9 million resident adult population earn less than the international poverty line of US$1.90…

Background Yusuf Abramjee is a South-African journalist, who works on tobacco, crime and tax stories, among other issues. He has been a freelance reporter since 1994 but in 2018 he became Vice-President of Crime Stoppers International, with focus on illicit trade and counterfeit goods, particularly tobacco smuggling. He chairs Crime Stoppers International’s media committee (see below).137138 Take…

Yoji Wakui was the Chairman of the Board of Japan Tobacco Group from 2004-2012. 156 157 Revolving Door: Previously Worked in Government Before joining Japan Tobacco, Wakui worked for the Japanese Ministry of Finance.158 According to The Japan Times, Japan Tobacco was “a well-known Finance Ministry retirement destination; in fact, former JT presidents have been…

Yasushi Shingai was appointed Executive Vice President and Representative Director at Japan Tobacco Group in 2011.163 Long-Standing Career with Japan Tobacco Shingai has worked for Japan Tobacco, and its predecessor, Salt Public Corporation, since 1980, and has held several senior management positions including: Executive Deputy President and Representative Director as of June 2011 Member of the Board, Executive…

WPP is a large public relations (PR) and advertising conglomerate that describes itself as “the world’s largest communications services group, employing 200,000 people working in 3,000 offices in 113 countries”.166 Background WPP was founded in the 1980s and has acquired many powerful PR firms. In 2018 it was the parent company of more than 400 companies. On its…

According to its website,177 “the World Trade Organization (WTO) deals with the global rules of trade between nations. Its main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible.” ReferencesHide↑abcdPJ…

William “Billy” F. Gifford was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Altria Group in April 2020, replacing Howard Willard.178 He previously held the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) since March 2015, and was appointed Vice Chairman of Altria’s Board in May 2018.179180 Salvatore Moncuso, Vice President of Finance and Procurement, replaced Gifford as CFO…

William E. Wecker Associates is an American statistical consulting firm. The firm has a long history of supporting tobacco companies in American litigation cases. In the firm’s own words, the company has: “a track record of creative and effective applications of statistical and mathematical analysis to questions arising in regulation and litigation, in business and government”.182 Employees…