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Altria has a leading portfolio of tobacco products for U.S. tobacco consumers 21+. Altria’s Vision through 2030 is to responsibly lead the transition of adult smokers to a smoke-free future. Altria is Moving Beyond Smoking™, leading the way in moving adult smokers away from cigarettes by taking action to transition millions to potentially less harmful choices - believing it is a substantial opportunity for adult tobacco consumers, Altria’s businesses and society. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 109

TOTAL RATINGS: 808

CEO: Billy Gifford

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Billy Gifford Altria CEO Rating

Altria's CEO, Billy Gifford, has 88 employee ratings and a score of 74/100, placing them in the Top 20% of similar size companies on Comparably with 5,001-10,000 Employees. When breaking the CEO score down by factors such as department, gender, and ethnicity, we see that males at Altria rate Billy Gifford higher than females, giving the CEO a score of 73/100.

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Where This Score Ranks Altria's CEO Rating

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Altria CEO Billy Gifford Bio

Billy Gifford is the Chief Executive Officer for Altria Group. Billy has served in numerous senior leadership roles during his more than 25-year career at Altria, including most recently Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer where he was responsible for Altria's financial functions as well as its core tobacco businesses, sales and distribution business and Consumer & Market Insights team.

Since joining Philip Morris USA in 1994, Billy has served in numerous leadership roles in Strategy & Business Development, Finance, Marketing Information & Consumer Research and as President and Chief Executive Officer of PM USA. Prior to that, he was Vice President and Treasurer for Altria Group where he led various functions including Risk Management, Treasury Management, Benefits Investments, Corporate Finance and Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis.

Prior to joining PM USA, Billy worked at the public accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand, which currently is known as PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Billy serves on the Board of Directors of Anheuser-Busch InBev. He also serves on the Board of Catalyst and is a Catalyst CEO Champion for Change.

Who Ranks Altria's CEO Rating the Highest?

Department - Operations 90/100

Experience - Over 10 Years 79/100

Ethnicity - Other 77/100

Who Ranks Altria's CEO Rating the Lowest?

Department - Sales 58/100

Tenure - 5 to 10 Years 60/100

Gender - Female 71/100

Altria CEO Billy Gifford At a Glance

The CEO score provides an understanding of how employees feel about the CEO’s leadership style and effectiveness at Altria.

Based on 88 ratings, Billy Gifford ranks right below Philip Morris International's CEO, Jack Olczak.

Altria's CEO is highly regarded by the Operations department and employees with Over 10 Years experience. However, the Sales department, employees who have been at the company 5 to 10 Years, and Female employees have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Overall, the CEO score has remained stable over the last 90 days.