Philip Morris International Inc. announced that Jacek Olczak was appointed Chief Executive Officer following the company’s 2021 Annual Shareholders Meeting held on May 5, 2021. Mr. Olczak most recently the company’s Chief Operating Officer was also elected to the Board of Directors. André Calantzopoulos, who served as PMI’s Chief Executive Officer from 2013, was appointed Executive Chairman of the Board prior to the meeting. Mr. Olczak, 56, began his career with PMI in 1993. He started in finance and general management positions across Europe, including as Managing Director of PMI’s markets in Poland and Germany and as President of the European Union Region, before being appointed Chief Financial Officer in 2012. He held that position until 2018, when he became PMI’s Chief Operating Officer.