Dr. Nabil Y. Sakkab Elected to Altria's Board of Directors |
RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 2008--The Board of
Directors of Altria Group, Inc. (Altria) (NYSE: MO) today announced
the election of Dr. Nabil Y. Sakkab to the Board of Directors. With
the addition of Dr. Sakkab, the Altria Board increases from eight to
nine directors.
Dr. Sakkab retired from his position as Senior Vice President,
Corporate Research and Development, at The Procter & Gamble Company
(P&G) in November 2007. He was also a member of the Leadership Council
of P&G. Dr. Sakkab joined P&G in 1974 after receiving his Ph.D. from
the Illinois Institute of Technology and after working as a
Post-Doctoral Fellow at Texas A&M University. At P&G Dr. Sakkab
established and managed research & development laboratories in the
United States, Europe, Japan and China.
"I am delighted to welcome Nabil Sakkab to our Board of
Directors," said Michael E. Szymanczyk, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Altria. "I know he will make significant contributions with
his broad business, scientific and innovation background."
Dr. Sakkab is the author of several scientific and innovation
management publications and a co-inventor on several patents. He has
been a leader of innovation and has been featured in The Economist,
Financial Times, and in many other prominent business publications. In
May 2007, Dr. Sakkab was awarded the national Industrial Research
Institute (IRI) Medal, a distinction that recognizes and honors
leaders of technology for their outstanding accomplishments in
technological innovation that contribute broadly to the development of
industry and to the benefit of society. In October 2007, Dr. Sakkab
was the recipient of the prestigious Maurice Holland Award for an
article he co-wrote regarding R&D leadership and management.
Dr. Sakkab will serve as Chairman of Altria's newly created
Innovation Committee.
Altria Profile
As of September 30, 2008, Altria owned 100% of each of Philip
Morris USA, John Middleton Co. and Philip Morris Capital Corporation.
In addition, Altria held a 28.5% economic and voting interest in
SABMiller plc. More information is available about Altria at
www.altria.com.
CONTACT: Altria Group, Inc.
Clifford B. Fleet, 804-484-8222
Vice President, Investor Relations
SOURCE: Altria Group, Inc.
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