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Thomas (‘Tom’) McCoy was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Japan Tobacco International (JTI) from 2013 to 2017.1 McCoy retired on 31 March 2017, and was succeeded by Eddy Pirard.1 Long-Standing Career in the Tobacco Industry McCoy began working in the tobacco industry in 1985, when he joined American tobacco company RJ Reynolds as…

Thomas Farrell became a Director of Altria in 2008.4 After the retirement of Howard Willard as CEO and Chairman, Farrell also became Chairman of the Board.5 TobaccoTactics Resources Altria External Link Altria homepage ReferencesHide↑abJapan Tobacco…

Therese Coffey has been the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Suffolk Coastal in England since May 2010.6 Coffey was appointed Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions on 8 September 2019. Prior to that she was Minister of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for a short period. In July 2016…

The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) is a right wing think tank and lobbying group that purports to be a grassroots campaign for “lower taxes”.17 It is closely aligned to the Conservative party and its donors, as well as the wider conservative movement within the UK. The TPA is one of more than 475 right-wing organisations around the world that are…

Background Since 2008 tobacco companies have been lobbying to have the EU ban on snus sales removed, arguing that the lives of EU smokers can be saved if they are given access to less harmful tobacco alternatives. 28 The so-called ‘Swedish Experience’ is often cited as proof of concept that switching smokers to snus can be an…

The Free Society (TFS) was a campaign run by the tobacco industry front group Forest, whose website went offline around February 2015 37. It advocated “on behalf of those who want less not more government interference in their daily lives”. Its website was edited by Tom Miers. 38 It’s Not Just Tobacco When TFS launched,…

This page was archived on 19 July 2022 and is not actively maintained The tobacco industry and its allies have long campaigned to neutralise their opponents by cutting off their funding, especially public funds. Attacking ASH and others In recent years, there has been a concerted campaign by pro-smoking groups linked to Forest to attack the public funding of…

The Australia – Hong Kong Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) was established in 1993 by the governments of Hong Kong and Australia. The Treaty’s purpose was to create favourable conditions for greater investment and to promote economic cooperation, by providing reciprocal protection for investments made in one country by investors from the other. 51 Used in Attempts to Undermine…

The American Chamber of Commerce is known as AMCHAM for short. Its EU lobbying organisation is known as the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union or AmCham EU. People Susan Danger – Managing Director of AmCham EU Stephanie Schretlen – Policy Officer for AmCham EU Giovanni Mastrobuono – Communications Officer for AmCham EU 60 Provides the Industry…

Introduction In 1921 a bill was proposed in the US congress to ban women from smoking in the District of Columbia. Yet, as Amos and Haglund note, within a few decades the idea of women smoking was not only acceptable but desirable. As they describe: “This was due not only to the dramatic changes in the social and economic status…