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Martin (‘Marty’) J. Barrington became Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of Altria in May 2012, when he succeeded Michael E. Szymanczyk.1 Barrington retired in May 2018 and was succeeded by Howard A. Willard III.2 On 24 April 2019 Barrington was appointed Chairman of alcohol giant Anheuser-Busch InBev.3 Long-Standing Career in the…

Martin Cullip is a British pro-tobacco blogger who writes under the alias ‘Dick Puddlecote’. He is also an occasional columnist for online libertarian magazine Spiked,6 and has written for Filter magazine.7 The Influence Foundation, which operates Filter magazine, receives funding from tobacco companies and the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World.8 Since 2022, Cullip…

Sir Martin Faulkner Broughton is the former Chief Executive of British American Tobacco (BAT), where he worked from 1971 and 2004. Broughton was knighted for his services to business in the 2011 New Year Honours [REF]BBC News, New Year Honours: Broughton and Carr business knights, 31 December 2010, accessed May 2012[/REF]. He has held a number of…

Martin Braddock was a senior executive at Japan Tobacco International (JTI). His most recent role was that of Regional President for the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region (2006-2013).8081 He left the company in November 2013.80 Background Braddock began his career with Price Waterhouse UK in 1986 and in 1989 Braddock qualified as Certified…

MARQUES, or the European Association of Trademark Owners, aims “to be the trusted voice for brand owners.”91 The Association was established in 1986 by a small group of trade mark owners. Today there are approximately 650 MARQUES members, including both trade mark-owning businesses (corporate members) and trade mark practitioners in private practice (expert members) which come from more…

Image 1. Marlboro Bright Leaf pack purchased December 2012 In response to the economic down turn, consumers of cigarettes have been down trading to cheaper non-premium brands. This has led to increased product and packaging innovations both in the mid-priced and economy segments as the big four tobacco companies fight for market share. Marlboro is an example of…

Markus Ersmark is a former Area Manager of the Latin and Central American Region for SMPM International, the now defunct joint venture between Swedish Match and Philip Morris International aimed at globalising snus. Previously, as Swedish Match’s Online Sales Manager, Ersmark was acclaimed as “one of the first to embrace the snus blogger community and their members”.123 From August 2009 to…

Mark Williamson joined Imperial Tobacco’s Board in 2007, and became Chairman in February 2014 when he succeeded Iain Napier.129130 At the company’s 2019 Annual General Meeting 18% of shareholders voted against Williamson’s re-election, reportedly due to concerns that Williamson had taken up too many Board positions elsewhere. 131 On 5 November 2019…

Mark Spencer has been the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Sherwood (Nottinghamshire, England) since May 2010. Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Accepted Tobacco Hospitality In 2012, Spencer accepted a ticket to the Chelsea Flower Show worth £594, and a ticket to the Freedom Dinner valued at £80, from Japan Tobacco International (JTI).136 In May 2011, he…

Mark Pritchard has been the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for The Wrekin (Shropshire, England) since May 2005. Relationship with the Tobacco Industry Accepted Tobacco Hospitality In 2014 Pritchard declared that he had accepted “two tickets to Wimbledon in my capacity as Vice-Chairman of the APPG for Tennis, valued at around £1,600 in total” from Imperial Tobacco.143…