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.