Clifford B. Fleet

President/ Chief Executive Officer, Philip Morris USA Inc.

Cliff Fleet serves as President and Chief Executive Officer for Philip Morris USA. In his current role, Cliff oversees PM USA and John Middleton. He leads both companies’ efforts to responsibly manufacture and market their brands to adult tobacco consumers in a financially disciplined way. He has held this position since November 2013.

Cliff previously served as Vice President and General Manager, Marlboro, responsible for Marlboro across its entire product portfolio. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Strategy and Business Development for Altria Client Services where he helped develop Altria’s strategic plans to enhance shareholder value.

Since joining Philip Morris USA in 1995, Cliff has held a variety of management and leadership positions in Investor Relations, Sales, Operations, Market Information, and Finance.

A native of Charlottesville, Cliff graduated from William & Mary. Active in the community, Cliff serves on the Board of Directors for the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Inc. and coaches several youth athletic teams.

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