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Howard A. Willard, III

Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development

Altria Group, Incorporated (MO)

Industry: Consumer Goods

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Howard Willard serves as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development for Altria Group, Inc. with leadership oversight for: John Middleton Co. - which manufactures and markets machine-made large cigars and pipe tobacco; Philip Morris Duty Free Inc. - which markets cigarettes at duty-free stores (such as duty-free shops in airports) and other duty-free channels in the United States; The Strategy & Business Development group at Altria Client Services Inc. - which provides strategic analysis and merger and acquisition services to Altria Group and its subsidiaries. Howard has held various leadership positions at Philip Morris USA Inc. in Finance, Sales, Information Services and Corporate Responsibility as well as Quality & Compliance, and Youth Smoking Prevention. Before joining the Altria family of companies in 1992, Howard worked at Bain & Company and Salomon Brothers, Inc. He currently serves on the boards of the YMCA of Greater Richmond and Communities in Schools of Virginia.


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