Dr. Harold Brown Elected to Board of Directors of Altria Group, Inc.NEW YORK -- The Board of Directors of Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MO) today announced the election of Dr. Harold Brown, age 77, to the Board of Directors. Dr. Brown previously served on the Altria Board from 1983 until 2003. With the addition of Dr. Brown, the Altria Board increases from 11 to 12 directors. Dr. Brown is a partner in the private equity firm of Warburg Pincus and a Counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a Washington, D.C.-based foreign policy think tank. The center was founded in 1964 by Admiral Arleigh Burke and historian David Manker Abshire, originally as part of Georgetown University. in Washington, D.C. Dr. Brown is a member of the Board of Directors of Evergreen Holdings, Inc., and is a trustee of the California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology, at Pasadena, Calif.; originally for men, became coeducational in 1970; founded 1891 as Throop Polytechnic Institute; called Throop College of Technology, 1913–20. , the Trilateral Commission (North America) and the RAND Corporation. Dr. Brown is a former President of the California Institute of Technology and served as Secretary of Defense during the Carter Administration. Among his many honors, Dr. Brown has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Medal of Freedom highest award given a U.S. citizen; established 1963. [Am. Hist.: Misc.] See : Prize and the Fermi Award. "I am delighted to welcome Harold Brown back to our board of directors," said Louis C. Camilleri Louis C. Camilleri (b. 1955, Alexandria, Egypt) is the Chairman and CEO of Altria Group, the parent company of Philip Morris. Camilleri received a degree in economics and business administration from HEC Lausanne, the prestigious business school of the University of Lausanne , chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Altria Group, Inc. "With his extraordinary intellect and extensive experience with our company and board, he should be of great help to us as we work through the strategic issues ahead." Altria Group, Inc. is the parent company of Kraft Foods Inc., with approximately 85% ownership of outstanding Kraft common shares, Philip Morris International Philip Morris International, (PMI) based in Lausanne, Switzerland, held a 15.5% share of the international cigarette market in 2005. Its brands, led by Marlboro and L&M, are sold in over 160 countries around the world. Inc., Philip Morris USA Inc. and Philip Morris Capital Corporation. In addition, Altria Group, Inc. has a 36% economic interest in SABMiller plc. The brand portfolio of Altria Group, Inc.'s consumer packaged goods companies includes such well-known names as Kraft, Jacobs, L&M, Marlboro, Maxwell House, Nabisco, Oreo, Oscar Mayer, parliament, Philadelphia, Post and Virginia Slims. Altria Group, Inc. recorded 2003 net revenues of $81.8 billion. |
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