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The tobacco documents archive reveal that tobacco firms have been experimenting with the internet as a marketing weapon for years.1 As the industry faces restrictions on advertising and marketing, there is evidence it is increasingly turning to online media to get its message across. See the social media section Social Media There are also numerous online…

Oliver Griffiths is a public relations consultant who works for the tobacco industry. Since 1997 he has run a company called Corporate Responsibility Consulting (CRC) that works for British American Tobacco and runs the Atmosphere Improves Results Initiative (AIR) which is funded by the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association.45 CRC has also worked for…

Oliver Colvile was the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (England) from 2010 to 2017. Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Accepted Tobacco Hospitality In 2013 Colvile accepted two tickets to the Chelsea Flower show worth £1,260 from Japan Tobacco International (JTI).8 In August 2011 Colvile had accepted one ticket, and associated hospitality, to…

OLAF is the European Anti-Fraud Office; OLAF is short for the name in French ‘’Office de Lutte Anti-Fraude’’. It investigates fraud against the EU budget, corruption and serious misconduct within the European institutions, and develops anti-fraud policy for the European Commission. Director-General since December 2010 is Giovanni Kessler. OLAF got caught in the spotlight in 16 October 2012, when…

The Ogilvy Group (UK): “is one of the largest and most influential communications groups in the UK. We have 11 specialist companies with expertise in areas as diverse as PR, design, direct, digital, healthcare and advertising”, according to its website.16 The Ogilvy Group includes: Ogilvy & Mather Advertising, Ogilvy One, Ogilvy Healthworld, Ogilvy Action, Ogilvy Primary Contact, Ogilvy…

In February 2013, some 12,000 new Gallaher documents were posted online by the Legacy Tobacco Documents Library, which were related to the bitter 3-year legal fight between Gallaher and its ex-Cypriot distributor, Tlais Enterprises 59 In April 2008, Gallaher won in the High Court against Tlais, when it was ruled that the tobacco company had lawfully…

Johan Gabrielsson is a Swedish lawyer who has been employed by snus manufacturer Swedish Match since October 2011 as the company’s Director of Public Affairs, based in Brussels. Gabrielsson has also represented Swedish Match at the European Smokeless Tobacco Council (ESTOC). In November 2012 the ESTOC website showed Gabrielsson to be a member of ESTOC’s Communication and Policy…

Sir Lynton Crosby is an Australian corporate and political campaign strategist, and co-founder of the campaign consultancy Crosby Textor Group.107108 Crosby’s firm has consulted for tobacco companies.109110 In 2013, when Crosby was an election advisor for the ruling Conservative Party in the United Kingdom (UK), he was at the centre of a controversy over…

Mark Field is the Conservative MP for the Cities of London and Westminster. Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Accepted Tobacco Hospitality In 2014, Field accepted two tickets, and associated hospitality, for the Men’s final at Wimbledon on 6 July 2014 from Imperial Tobacco, valued at about £1,600 in total.138 For more information on the tobacco industry tactic…

Mark Cobben was Director for Western Europe at British American Tobacco (BAT) until he left the company at the end of December 2012.141 He was succeeded by Naresh Sethi.142 Career with Tobacco Industry Cobben joined BAT in 1993 and has held several senior positions within the company, including:143144 Chairman of Souza Cruz SA (appointed…