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Mike Ridgway is the former Managing Director of Weidenhammer UK Limited, a product packaging company, which among other things, produces tobacco packaging.12 According to his Linkedin profile, Ridgway worked in the packaging industry until 2010. Since April 2011, he has been listed as Director of M. R. Business Services, a “business consultancy particularly specialising on market…

Background Michiel Reerink was Vice President Regulatory Strategy at Japan Tobacco International (JTI) from October 2010.2 Long-Standing Career in Tobacco Industry Before working for JTI, Reerink worked for Imperial Tobacco. From 2001 to 2004, Reerink was Head of Corporate Affairs at Imperial Tobacco Netherlands.2 He then became Senior Public and Political Affairs Manager at Imperial…

Michel Poirier was Regional President for the Americas at Japan Tobacco International (JTI) from October 2005 to December 2015 when he left the company.20 Extensive Career in Tobacco Industry Poirier joined RJR-Macdonald in 1998 (which changed its name to JTI-Macdonald in 1999 when it was acquired by JTI) as Vice President of Sales for the Canadian operation, and…

Michel Petite’s (1947) employment history is a classic example of the Revolving Door. After a career within the EU institutions that started in 1975 and ended with six years as the Head of Legal Affairs, Petite changed sides and started to work for Clifford Chance in 2008, counsellors representing corporate clients in Brussels. Petite actively lobbied his…

Michael Wolf is Professor of Statistics and Applied Econometrics at the University of Zürich, Switzerland.50 51 On his curriculum vitae, Wolf lists his consulting experience, including consultancy for Philip Morris International (PMI). Philip Morris International Commissioned Expert Wolf and his colleague Ashok Kaul, a Professor Economics at Saarland University, Germany, have produced two working…

Michael Prideaux was Director for Corporate and Regulatory Affairs (CORA) at British American Tobacco (BAT) until his retirement on 30 June 2012.70 Involvement with BAT Prideaux had worked for BAT over 23 years, 14 of which had been as a Management Board member. The press release announcing his retirement recognised his long history of involvement with the company:…

Michael Herlihy was a non-executive director of Imperial Tobacco up to February 2017 when he stepped down.71 TobaccoTactics Resources Imperial Tobacco Relevant Link Imperial Tobacco homepage ReferencesHide↑C. Newman, Ifs and butts of fag packet argument, FactCheck, 2 May…

Michael Ellis became the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Northampton North (England) in May 2010. In January 2018, Ellis became Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism Previously, he served as Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (July 2016-2018) and Parliamentary Private…

Michael E. Szymanczyk was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Altria from 2008 to 2012.7879 Szymanczyk retired in May 2012. He was succeeded by Martin Barrington.80 TobaccoTactics Resources Altria External Link Altria homepage ReferencesHide↑C. Newman,…

Mercury is an American public relations (PR) company, with offices across the United States, London, Mexico City and Singapore.81 It is a subsidiary of Fleishman-Hillard, one of the largest PR firms in the world.82 Background Staff: Past & Present Stephen Aaron – Managing Director, based in the Washington office, who “helps clients nuance complex issues to deliver effective…