ITG Brands appoints executive team
ITG Brands, the U.S. division of Imperial Tobacco Group, has announced the appointment of members to serve on its executive team. The team will be led by David H. Taylor, who currently is executive vice president and chief financial officer for Lorillard but was recently named president and CEO of ITG Brands.
The executive team will include Adam Britner—who is currently head of business development for Imperial Tobacco Group—as executive vice president of finance and planning and chief financial officer; Charles E. “Ned” Hennighausen—who is currently executive vice president of production operations for Lorillard—as executive vice president of production operations; Ronald S. Milstein—who is currently executive vice president of legal and external affairs, general counsel and secretary for Lorillard—as executive vice president for external affairs; Randy B. Spell—who is currently executive vice president of marketing and sales for Lorillard—as executive vice president of marketing and sales; Robert D. Wilkey—who is currently general counsel, vice president of legal and corporate affairs for Commonwealth-Altadis—as executive vice president general counsel; William G. Crum—who is currently senior vice president of human resources for Lorillard—as senior vice president of human resources; Kathleen A. Sparrow—who is currently senior vice president of sales for Lorillard—as senior vice president of sales; William R. True—who is currently senior vice president of research and development for Lorillard—as senior vice president of research and development; and Neil L. Wilcox—who is currently senior vice president chief compliance officer for Lorillard—as senior vice president chief compliance officer.
“I’m very pleased to announce the appointment of ITG Brands’ new team of leaders,” said Taylor. “This group represents a wealth of experience across all functional areas and will allow ITG Brands to establish itself as a major competitive player in the U.S. tobacco market.”
The executive team members will immediately assume their new roles upon closing.
