Japan Tobacco Inc. Appoints Hiroyuki Ikuma as Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Head of Quality Assurance Group, Tobacco Business, Effective July 1, 2017
June 14, 2017 at 02:00 am EDT
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Japan Tobacco Inc. appointed Hiroyuki Ikuma as Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Head of Quality Assurance Group,
Tobacco Business. Effective July 1, 2017.
Japan Tobacco Inc. specializes in manufacturing and marketing of tobacco products. The group's products include primarily cigarettes, cigars, chewing and snuff tobaccos. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- sale of tobacco products overseas (66%): 460 billion products sold in 2021, under the brands Winston, Camel, Silk Cut, Sobranie, Glamour, etc.;
- sale of tobacco products in Japan (24.1%): 67 billion products sold under the brands Cabin Prestige, Seven Stars, Pianissimo, Mild Seven, etc.;
- distribution of food products (6.3%);
- development of pharmaceutical products (3.5%): primarily for dyslipidemia, osteoporosis and Hepatitis C treatment;
- other (0.1%).
68.5% of net sales are abroad.
Japan Tobacco Inc. Appoints Hiroyuki Ikuma as Executive Officer, Senior Vice President, Head of Quality Assurance Group, Tobacco Business, Effective July 1, 2017