Altria Group, Inc. announced that Dr. Ellen R. Strahlman will join its Board of Directors on November 2, 2020. Dr. Strahlman served as Executive Vice President, Research & Development and Chief Medical Officer of Becton, Dickinson and Company, from April 2013 until her retirement in January 2018. Before joining Becton Dickinson and Company, she served as a Senior Advisor to the CEO at GlaxoSmithKline from April 2012 through March 2013, after previously serving as the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer from April 2008 through March 2012. Dr. Strahlman will be a member of the Finance and Innovation Committees.