CHARLES H. MCGILL WILL JOIN AMERICAN BRANDS AS VICE PRESIDENT - CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT.OLD GREENWICH Old Greenwich is a neighborhood or section in the southeast corner of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The Old Greenwich Railroad Station serves commuters in the neighborhood. , Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 1995--Charles H. McGill has been elected Vice President - Corporate Development of American Brands, Inc., effective February 24, the Company announced today. He will report to Thomas C. Hays, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Brands, and his responsibilities will primarily involve mergers and acquisitions. McGill, 53, has been Corporate Vice President-Acquisitions and the senior corporate development officer at The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation since 1989. From 1981 to 1989, he was employed by The Pillsbury Company  Pillsbury is a brand name used by Minneapolis-based General Mills and the The J. M. Smucker Company. as Vice President-Corporate Development and earlier as Vice President-Mergers and Acquisitions. Earlier in his career, he was a Vice President of W. R. Grace & Co. and a management consultant at Coopers & Lybrand and at Cresap, McCormick and Paget Inc. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1967 as a Supply Corps Officer, attaining the rank of Lieutenant. McGill has a B.A. from Trinity College Trinity College, Ireland: see Dublin, Univ. of. Trinity College Private liberal arts college in Hartford, Conn., founded in 1823. It is historically affiliated with the Episcopal church, though its curriculum is nonsectarian. (Connecticut), where he is a Charter Trustee, and an M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck Amos Tuck (1810-1879) was a political figure in New Hampshire, credited by some New Hampshire sources as a founder of the Republican Party. Early life and education School at Dartmouth College Dartmouth College, at Hanover, N.H.; coeducational; chartered 1769, opened 1770, the ninth colonial college (see Wheelock, Eleazar). Originally a men's college, Dartmouth began admitting women in 1972. . He and his wife, Patricia, reside in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and have two children. American Brands is a focused consumer products company with powerhouse brands and leading market positions in international tobacco, distilled spirits, hardware and home improvement products, office products and golf and leisure products. The international tobacco business, Gallaher Tobacco, is the number 1 tobacco company in the U.K. and has an expanding presence on the European continent. Gallaher's major brands include Benson and Hedges, Silk Cut and Berkeley. In distilled spirits, leading brands include Jim Beam and Old Grand-Dad bourbons, DeKuyper and Leroux cordials and liqueurs Liqueurs are high-alcohol, high-sugar beverages with added flavorings usually derived from herbs, fruits, or nuts. Liqueurs are distinct from flavored liquors, fruit brandy and eau de vie which contain no sugar. Most liqueurs range between 15 and 70 percent alcohol by volume. , Windsor and Lord Calvert Canadian whiskies, Kessler American Blended Whiskey, Gilbey's gin and vodka, Kamchatka, Wolfschmidt and Vladivar vodkas and Ronrico rum along with The Dalmore, The Claymore and Whyte & Mackay Special Reserve Scotch whiskies. The MasterBrand Industries hardware and home improvement business includes Moen, Master Lock, Aristokraft and Waterloo. ACCO ACCO American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists ACCO Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma ACCo American Cyanamid Company ACCO Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Organization ACCO American Clip Company ACCO Assistant Central Control Officer World office product brands include Swingline, Wilson Jones, Day-Timers, Rexel and Twinlock. Golf and leisure brands include Titleist, Pinnacle and Foot-Joy and DryJoys golf products. CONTACT: American Brands, Old Greenwich Roger W. W. Baker, (203) 698-5148 Daniel A. Conforti, (203) 698-5132 |
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