Board Appointment at Lorillard

Source from:  Tobacco Reporter 01/07/2011

Lorillard said yesterday that Dianne Neal Blixt had been elected to its board of directors, effective immediately. The board is now comprised of eight members, seven of whom are non-executive independent directors. Blixt will serve on the company's audit committee. "We are delighted that Dianne has joined our board," said Murray S. Kessler, the company's chairman, president and CEO. "She brings extensive financial and strategic experience within the tobacco industry to our board's already broad range of talents. "We look forward to Dianne's contributions as we work against our goal to deliver double digit shareholder returns over the long term." Blixt, who was at Reynolds American Inc and its subsidiaries since 1988, served as executive vice president and CFO of Reynolds American from 2004 until her retirement in December 2007. Enditem