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Background Rosemary Brook describes herself as a “Leading PR professional with extensive experience of communications strategy ad issues/crisis management for global companies and brands”.1 Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Brook ran a public relations company called Brook Wilkinson that worked for the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association in the 1990s and 2000s.23 Brook also worked for…

Rory Sutherland is Vice Chairman of OgilvyOne London and the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather UK.8 Ogilvy Group describes itself as “one of the largest and most influential communications groups in the UK.” The Group specialises in advertising and public relations, with about a dozen specialist branches with “expertise in areas as diverse as design, direct, digital…

Ronald van Tuijl has been the Intellectual Property Trademarks Director at Japan Tobacco International (JTI) since 2012.1718 International Trademark Association (INTA) Van Tuijl has played an active role in the International Trademark Association (INTA), a global association that promotes and protects rights of trademark owners.19 INTA has regularly lobbied governments across the world on tobacco…

In April 2017 Roland Kostantos was appointed Chief Operating Officer at Japan Tobacco International (JTI).30 Career with Japan Tobacco International Kostantos joined RJ Reynolds-Macdonald (which was acquired by Japan Tobacco in 1999) in 1987 as a Finance Supervisor.31 He has held several senior roles within JTI, including:3233 Senior Vice President for Finance…

Background Roger Bate is an economist at the right wing American Enterprise Institute think tank. His official bio says “he is an economist who researches international health policy, with a particular focus on tropical disease and substandard and counterfeit medicines. He also writes on general development policy in Asia and Africa. He writes regularly for AEI’s Health Policy Outlook”.

Roberto Funari was Group Marketing Director at Imperial Tobacco from 2010 to 2013.48 TobaccoTactics Resources Imperial Tobacco Relevant Link Imperial Tobacco homepage ReferencesHide↑abRosemary Brook, LinkedIn website, undated, accessed February 2017↑P. Middleton, L.

Roberto Ascoli has worked for Imperial Tobacco since 2012; in 2017 he was the company’s Business Development Director.53 Ascoli previously worked for Unilever (1983-2002) and Symrise (2003-2011). TobaccoTactics Resources Imperial Tobacco Relevant Link Imperial Tobacco homepage ReferencesHide↑ab…

Robert Walter was the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for North Dorset (England) from 1997 to 2015.58 He sat on the House of Commons Select Health Committee from July 1997 to July 1999. Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Accepted Tobacco Hospitality In 2013 Walter accepted two tickets, and associated hospitality, for Glyndebourne Opera at an approximate value of…

Robert Polet is a Board member of Philip Morris International (PMI). He joined PMI’s Board of Directors in September 2011.6869 Polet serves on the Compensation and Leadership Development, Finance, Nominating and Corporate Governance, and Product Innovation and Regulatory Affairs Committees.68 Background Before joining PMI’s Board, Polet had worked at Unilever Group for 26 years in…

Robert Lerwill was a Non-Executive Director of British American Tobacco (BAT) from 2005 to 2016.7677 Background Lerwill has served on two Boards in the health sector: 78 Independent Non-Executive Director of Spire Healthcare Group Plc (2014 – 2016) Chairman of the Board at Synergy Health plc (2010 – 2012) Non-Executive Director of Synergy Health Plc (2005…