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Susan M. Cameron
BornOctober 31, 1958[1]
Schenectady, New York
NationalityAmerican
Other namesSusan Ivey
EducationUniversity of Florida, Bellarmine University
OccupationBusiness person
Known forPresident, CEO and chairman of Reynolds American, Inc.

Susan M. Cameron (born October 31, 1958) is an American business person who is the chairman, president and CEO of Reynolds American, Inc.

Early life and education

Cameron was born Susan Hickok in Schenectady, New York. Her father was a manager with General Electric and her mother was a secretary and school volunteer. The family moved to Florida when she was two, and she graduated from Ft. Lauderdale High School in 1976. She earned a B.S. in business from the University of Florida in 1980 and an MBA from Bellarmine University in 1984.[1][2]

Business career

Cameron's first job in the industry was as sales representative for Brown & Williamson in 1981. She was promoted to district sales manager in 1983, then moved to London in 1990 to serve as a brand director for Brown and Williamson's parent company, British American Tobacco. In 1994 she became Director of Marketing in China, based in Hong Kong, and moved back to England in 1996 to become Head of International Brands.[1][2]

Cameron returned to the United States and to Brown & Williamson in 1999 to join the company's executive committee and serve as senior vice president of marketing.[3] Cameron was named president and CEO of Brown & Williamson in January 2001,[4] making her the first woman CEO of a major cigarette business.[5]

In July 2004, Brown & Williamson combined with R. J. Reynolds, and Reynolds American, Inc. was created as a new holding company, with R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company as its chief operating subsidiary. Cameron became president and CEO of the company in 2004. She became chairman in January 2006. She also served as chairman of R. J. Reynolds from July 2004 through April 2008.[2] As head of Reynolds American, Cameron has guided the company's efforts into the smokeless tobacco category, including the introduction of products such as Camel snus and dissolvables.[6]

Cameron's compensation for 2009 was $16.2 million from a base salary of $1.2 million.[7]

In 2009, Forbes ranked Cameron as the 59th most powerful woman in the world.[8]

Board memberships

Cameron serves on the boards of a number of philanthropic organizations. These include the Women's Leadership Initiative for the United Way of America, local chapters of the United Way and YWCA, as well as Senior Services, Inc. She also serves on the boards of Salem College, the University of Florida Foundation and RR Donnelley.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Brent Adams (31 October 2003). "Reynolds American CEO a fiery competitor". The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area.
  2. ^ a b c "The NC Power Issue - The 50 Most Powerful People in NC Business". Business Leader. April 2009.
  3. ^ Brian Louis (31 August 2004). "Going Head to Head: With integrated sales force in place, Reynolds management is ready to battle Philip Morris". Winston-Salem Journal.
  4. ^ Gillian May-Lian Wee (18 September 2005). "Sign of the Times: 2nd Woman on List; Opportunities are definitely growing, but the going is still slow". Charlotte Observer.
  5. ^ Sellers, Patricia (18 September 2014). "Tobacco CEO Susan Cameron can't quit". Fortune. Retrieved 26 November 2014. Back in 2001, when she became CEO of Brown & Williamson, BAT's U.S. division, she was the first woman to lead a major cigarette business.
  6. ^ "Fortune 500 Women CEOs". CNN.com. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Susan M. Ivey". Retrieved 25 April 2010.
  8. ^ "The 100 Most Powerful Women". Forbes.com.
  9. ^ "Ivey: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg Businessweek. 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2010.

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