Philip Morris International Announces the Nomination of International Executives to Its Board of Directors
25 Mars 2021 - 11:22AM
Business Wire
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE: PM) announced in
the 2021 Proxy Statement filed today that its Board of Directors
has nominated two new members, Dr. Juan José Daboub and Mr. Shlomo
Yanai.
Additionally, Mr. Jacek Olczak has been nominated to the Board
following the announcement of his appointment as CEO, a role he
will assume immediately following the Annual Shareholders Meeting
on May 5.
Dr. Juan José Daboub Dr. Daboub is an entrepreneurially
minded professional who started his career as an engineer before
moving into government. In 1999, he was the youngest senior cabinet
member in El Salvador, serving first as Chief of Staff to the
president and then as Minister of Finance. Later, as a Managing
Director at the World Bank Group, he was credited with having
driven several corporate initiatives and reforms, including leading
the institution’s global agenda on governance and anti-corruption.
In the last decade, Dr. Daboub has focused on climate adaptation
and energy transition through public and private investment
vehicles and not-for-profit organizations, including as Chair of
the Council on Climate Change at the World Economic Forum and
founding CEO of the Global Adaptation Institute. He is currently
President of The Daboub Partnership and of ThinkHUGE USA-Central
America Job Creation Council.
Mr. Lucio Noto, PMI’s interim Chairman, welcomed the nomination,
saying: “Juan José fully embraces PMI’s commitment to delivering a
smoke-free future. Juan José’s experience across multiple business
sectors, combined with his deep understanding of geopolitics and
international institutions, will be a great addition to the PMI
board.”
Dr. Daboub studied industrial engineering at North Carolina
State University in the United States, where he earned a bachelor’s
degree, a master’s degree, and a PhD.
Mr. Shlomo Yanai Mr. Yanai was President and CEO of Teva
Pharmaceutical Industries from 2007 to 2012. In that time, he led
the company’s international expansion and increased annual revenues
by nearly USD 10 billion. Prior to that, Mr. Yanai was President
and CEO of ADAMA (formerly Makhteshim Agan Industries Ltd.) for
three years. His time at those organizations and later as a board
member or Chair of several other companies in the pharma space, as
well as his current position as Chairman of the Board of Lumenis, a
medical devices company, have given Mr. Yanai a solid understanding
of the science behind drug discovery, development, and regulation.
He also served in the Israeli Defense Forces for more than 30
years, reaching the rank of Major General. In his military career,
Mr. Yanai worked extensively with politicians and public sector
bodies.
Mr. Noto endorsed the nomination, saying: “The combination of
Shlomo’s broad board experience and his knowledge of the pharma
industry and its regulatory processes will bring to the Board an
extremely relevant set of skills as PMI continues to develop and
commercialize scientifically validated smoke-free products and
starts deploying its beyond-nicotine strategy.”
Mr. Yanai, a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced
Management Program (AMP), holds a BA (cum laude) in political
science and economics from Tel Aviv University and a master’s
degree (MPA) in national resources administration from George
Washington University. He is also a graduate of the National War
College of the U.S. National Defense University.
The nominations announced today follow the appointments of
Michel Combes and Bonin Bough to the Board of Directors in December
2020 and February 2021, respectively. Mr. Combes is President of
SoftBank Group International and oversees several SoftBank
portfolio companies. He was Chief Financial Officer and then CEO
and a member of the board of directors of Sprint, CEO of Vodafone
Europe, CEO of Alcatel-Lucent, CEO and Chief Operating Officer of
Altice, and Chairman and CEO of SFR Group. Prior, he held several
positions within French ministries, at France Telecom (including
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer) and TDF
(Télédiffusion de France). Mr. Bough is the founder and Chief
Growth Officer of growth accelerator Bonin Ventures. He has been
Chief Growth and Marketing Officer of Sundial Brands (Unilever);
Chief Media and E-commerce Officer of Mondelez International; Vice
President, Global Media and Consumer Engagement of Kraft Foods
Group; and Chief Digital Officer of PepsiCo.
Philip Morris International: Delivering a Smoke-Free
Future Philip Morris International (PMI) is leading a
transformation in the tobacco industry to create a smoke-free
future and ultimately replace cigarettes with smoke-free products
to the benefit of adults who would otherwise continue to smoke,
society, the company, and its shareholders. PMI is a leading
international tobacco company engaged in the manufacture and sale
of cigarettes, as well as smoke-free products, associated
electronic devices and accessories, and other nicotine-containing
products in markets outside the U.S. In addition, PMI ships
versions of its IQOS Platform 1 device and consumables to Altria
Group, Inc. for sale under license in the U.S., where these
products have received marketing authorizations from the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) under the premarket tobacco product
application (PMTA) pathway; the FDA has also authorized the
marketing of a version of IQOS and its consumables as a modified
risk tobacco product (MRTP), finding that an exposure modification
order for these products is appropriate to promote the public
health. PMI is building a future on a new category of smoke-free
products that, while not risk-free, are a much better choice than
continuing to smoke. Through multidisciplinary capabilities in
product development, state-of-the-art facilities, and scientific
substantiation, PMI aims to ensure that its smoke-free products
meet adult consumer preferences and rigorous regulatory
requirements. PMI’s smoke-free product portfolio includes
heat-not-burn and nicotine-containing vapor products. As of Dec.
31, 2020, IQOS is available for sale in 64 markets in key cities or
nationwide, and PMI estimates that approximately 12.7 million
adults around the world have already switched to IQOS and stopped
smoking. For more information, please visit www.pmi.com and
www.pmiscience.com.
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