2012
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Altria logo and Kathryn B. McQuade - Date/Photographer unknown.
29 February 2012
Kathryn B. McQuade Elected to Altria's Board of Directors
Richmond Virginia USA - Altria Group, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors elected Kathryn B. McQuade to the Board. With
the addition of Ms. McQuade, Altria's Board increases from eleven to twelve directors.
Ms. McQuade serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, a transcontinental railway in Canada and the
United States, a position she has held since September 2008. Ms. McQuade joined the company in June 2007 as executive vice president and chief operating
officer. Prior to joining Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Ms. McQuade served as executive vice president, planning, and chief information officer at Norfolk
Southern Corporation where she spent 27 years in key information technology, strategic planning, and finance leadership positions. She serves as a director of
several privately-held companies and serves on the Board of Trustees of The College of William & Mary Foundation.
Altria's Profile
Altria directly or indirectly owns 100 percent of each of Philip Morris USA Inc., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC, John Middleton Co., Ste. Michelle Wine
Estates Ltd. (Ste. Michelle), and Philip Morris Capital Corporation. Altria holds a continuing economic and voting interest in SABMiller plc.
The brand portfolio of Altria's tobacco operating companies includes such well-known names as Marlboro, Copenhagen, Skoal, and Black & Mild. Ste. Michelle
produces and markets premium wines sold under 20 different labels including Chateau Ste. Michelle and Columbia Crest, and it exclusively distributes and
markets Antinori, Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, and Villa Maria Estate products in the United States. Trademarks and service marks related to Altria referenced
in this release are the property of, or licensed by, Altria or its subsidiaries.
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