Philip Morris International Inc. Appoints Travis Parman as Chief Communications Officer, U.S
November 27, 2023 at 09:00 am EST
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Philip Morris International Inc. announced that it has appointed Travis Parman as Chief Communications Officer, U.S. Parman will lead communications for PMI?s U.S. business as the company progresses toward its goal of delivering a smoke-free future for adults who currently smoke and would otherwise not quit. Parman joins PMI from AppHarvest, a tech-driven, sustainable food company based in Kentucky, where he served as chief communications officer since 2020. He previously held multiple roles with the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance in Paris, Nashville, and Yokohama, Japan?most recently as VP, International Communications and Global Engagement. Prior to his work with the alliance, he held public relations and communications leadership roles at General Motors, Ally Financial and PulteGroup. Parman holds a master?s degree in communications management from the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and a bachelor?s degree in communications from the University of Tennessee. Parman already has begun his new role and is relocating to PMI?s new global corporate headquarters in Stamford,
Conn.
Philip Morris International, Inc. is one of the world leading producers of cigarettes and tobacco products.
In 2023, the group sold 612.9 billion cigarettes (under the brand names Marlboro, Parliament, Chesterfield, L&M, Bond Street, Philip Morris, Next, Lark, Sampoerna A, Dji Sam Soe, etc.) and 125.3 billion heated tobacco (IQOS, HEETS, Marlboro Dimensions, Marlboro HeatSticks, Parliament HeatSticks et Fiit and Miix brands).
At the end of 2023, Philip Morris International, Inc. had 50 manufacturing sites worldwide.
Net sales (excluding Swedish Match and Wellness and Healthcare products) are distributed geographically as follows: Americas (6%), Europe (42%), South and Southeast Asia/CIS/Middle East/Africa (32.8%), East Asia and Australia (19.2%).