Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Refer to “Proposals Requiring Your Vote - Proposal 1 - Election of Directors,” “Ownership of Equity Securities of the Company - Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” and “Board and Governance Matters - Committees of the Board of Directors” sections of the proxy statement.
Executive Officers as of February 12, 2016:
| Name | Office | Age |
| Martin J. Barrington | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President | 62 |
| Daniel J. Bryant | Vice President and Treasurer | 46 |
| James E. Dillard III | Senior Vice President, Research, Development and Regulatory Affairs | 52 |
| Ivan S. Feldman | Vice President and Controller | 49 |
| Clifford B. Fleet | President and Chief Executive Officer, Philip Morris USA Inc. | 45 |
| William F. Gifford, Jr. | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | 45 |
| Craig A. Johnson | President and Chief Executive Officer, Altria Group Distribution Company | 63 |
| Denise F. Keane | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | 63 |
| Salvatore Mancuso | Senior Vice President, Strategy, Planning and Accounting | 50 |
| Brian W. Quigley | President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC | 42 |
| W. Hildebrandt Surgner, Jr. | Corporate Secretary and Senior Assistant General Counsel | 50 |
| Charles N. Whitaker | Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Compliance & Information Services and Chief Compliance Officer | 49 |
| Howard A. Willard III | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | 52 |
All of the above-mentioned officers have been employed by Altria Group, Inc. or its subsidiaries in various capacities during the past five years.
Effective January 1, 2016, Mr. Dillard, previously Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Chief Innovation Officer, Altria Client Services LLC, was appointed Senior Vice President,
Research, Development and Regulatory Affairs, Altria Group, Inc.
Mr. Whitaker’s wife and Mr. Surgner’s wife are first cousins.
Codes of Conduct and Corporate Governance
Altria Group, Inc. has adopted the Altria Code of Conduct for Compliance and Integrity, which complies with requirements set forth in Item 406 of Regulation S-K. This Code of Conduct applies to all of its employees, including its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, and persons performing similar functions. Altria Group, Inc. has also adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to the members of its Board of Directors. These documents are available free of charge on Altria Group, Inc.’s website at www.altria.com.
Any waiver granted by Altria Group, Inc. to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer or controller under the Code of Conduct, and certain amendments to the Code of
Conduct, will be disclosed on Altria Group, Inc.’s website at www.altria.com within the time period required by applicable rules.
In addition, Altria Group, Inc. has adopted corporate governance guidelines and charters for its Audit, Compensation and Nominating, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Committees and the other committees of the Board of Directors. All of these documents are available free of charge on Altria Group, Inc.’s website at www.altria.com.
The information on the respective websites of Altria Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K or incorporated into any other filings Altria Group, Inc. makes with the SEC.
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