Altria Group, Inc. announce that, on May 10, 2021, Altria's Board of Directors ('Board') elected Kathryn B. McQuade to serve as the independent Chair of the Board effective upon the conclusion of Altria's 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which is being held on May 20, 2021. Ms. McQuade served as Senior Advisor of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited ('Canadian Pacific'), a transcontinental railway in Canada and the United States, from November 2012 to May 2013, after previously serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Canadian Pacific from September 2008 until her retirement in November 2012. Ms. McQuade joined Canadian Pacific in June 2007 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Canadian Pacific, 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. Ms. McQuade serves as Chair of the Nominating, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Committee and is a member of the Audit, Compensation and Talent Development and Executive Committees.