{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"67187","rtpr_id":"nBw5vfnBda","ticker":"PM","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["PM"],"title":"Philip Morris International Announces New Regional Leadership","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-06-18T08:00:00.262Z","article_body":"Philip Morris International Announces New Regional Leadership\n\nThe appointments strengthen the company’s leadership pipeline as it moves\ntowards a smoke‑free future\n\nPhilip Morris International (PMI) (NYSE: PM) announced a series of regional\nleadership appointments that support its ongoing shift toward a smoke‑free\nfuture.\n\nEffective August 1, 2026, Marco Hannappel has been appointed President, Europe\nRegion, and Can Kuterdem has been appointed President, Latin America &\nCanada Region. These appointments build on PMI’s evolved organizational\nmodel announced in late 2025, under which Gijs de Best serves as President,\nSouth Asia, Indochina, CIS & Middle East & Africa Region, and Vassilis\nGkatzelis continues as President East & Southeast Asia, Pacific and PMI\nGlobal Travel Retail Region. The four regional presidents report to Frederic\nde Wilde - CEO of the International Business Unit of PMI and are the key\noperational leaders for the unit that generates the large majority of total\nPMI net revenues.\n\nMarco Hannappel takes over the role of President, Europe Region, succeeding\nMassimo Andolina, who was recently announced as PMI’s Group Chief Financial\nOfficer, both effective August 1, 2026.\n\nHannappel brings extensive international experience and a strong track record\nin leading business growth across complex and highly regulated markets. Since\njoining the company in 2019 as President and Managing Director Italy, he has\nheld several senior leadership roles of increasing responsibility. He later\nserved as Area Vice President Southwest Europe, managing Italy and Iberia, and\nmost recently, as President of the Latin America & Canada Region.\n\nCan Kuterdem is appointed President, Latin America & Canada Region,\neffective August 1, 2026, succeeding Marco Hannappel.\n\nKuterdem is a seasoned business leader with strong general management\nexperience and a people-centric leadership approach. Most recently, as\nManaging Director, Poland, he transformed one of Philip Morris\nInternational’s largest European markets into a multi-category business,\ndriving growth and strengthening organizational engagement. Previously, he\nserved as Vice President Strategy & Program Delivery, Europe Region, where\nhe played a central role in shaping the regional strategy and leading a more\nintegrated approach to execution of business-critical initiatives across\nmarkets.\n\nBefore joining the company in 2020, he built an international career in\nconsulting and technology, including The Boston Consulting Group and Samsung,\nwhere he held senior leadership roles across multiple regions.\n\nGijs de Best was appointed President, South Asia, Indochina, CIS & Middle\nEast & Africa Region in January 2026. He brings more than 20 years of\nleadership experience at the company, with a strong track record of driving\nbusiness performance through consumer-centricity and a passion for developing\nteams. He began his career at PMI in 2004 as a financial analyst in the\nNetherlands and has since held a range of increasingly senior roles across\nmultiple markets and regions, most recently as President, Philippines, and\nVice President Strategy & Program Delivery.\n\nVassilis Gkatzelis continues as President, East & Southeast Asia, Pacific\nand PMI Global Travel Retail Region, a role he assumed in 2024, with expanded\naccountabilities for Southeast Asia as of 2026. He oversees a diverse set of\nmarkets spanning developed and developing economies, alongside the Global\nTravel Retail business.\n\nSince joining the company in 2003, Gkatzelis has held a wide range of\nstrategic and operational leadership roles across Europe, the Middle East\n& Africa, Asia Pacific and the Global Operations Center in Switzerland. He\nbrings a strong track record leading business transformation at scale, and\nbuilding high-performing organizations, with a focus on external engagement\nand talent development. Prior to his current role, he served as President\nDirector of PT HM Sampoerna Tbk., PMI’s affiliate listed on the Indonesia\nStock Exchange, as well as Managing Director of Egypt & Levant Cluster,\nwhere he led the build-up and scaling of the smoke-free business.\n\nThese appointments reflect Philip Morris International’s continued focus on\nstrengthening leadership capabilities as a leading global consumer goods\ncompany. Earlier in 2026 Philip Morris International evolved its\norganizational model and implemented two new primary business units in\naddition to its wellness unit Aspeya, reporting to Group CEO PMI Jacek Olczak\n- PMI International under the leadership of Frederic de Wilde, CEO PMI\nInternational, and PMI U.S. – under the leadership of Stacey Kennedy, CEO\nPMI U.S.\n\nPhilip Morris International: A Global Smoke-Free Champion\n\nPhilip Morris International is a leading international consumer goods company,\nactively delivering a smoke-free future and evolving its portfolio for the\nlong term to include products outside of the tobacco and nicotine sector. The\ncompany’s current product portfolio primarily consists of cigarettes and\nsmoke-free products, including heat-not-burn, nicotine pouch, and e-vapor\nproducts. Our smoke-free products are available for sale in over 105 markets,\nand as of December 31, 2025, PMI estimates they were used by over 43 million\nlegal-age consumers around the world, many of whom have moved away from\ncigarettes or significantly reduced their consumption. The smoke-free business\naccounted for 43% of PMI’s first-quarter 2026 total net revenues. Since\n2008, PMI has invested over $16 billion to develop, scientifically\nsubstantiate and commercialize innovative smoke-free products for adults who\nwould otherwise smoke, with the goal of completely ending the sale of\ncigarettes. This includes the building of world-class scientific assessment\ncapabilities, notably in the areas of pre-clinical systems toxicology,\nclinical and behavioral research, as well as post-market studies. Following a\nrobust science-based review, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has\nauthorized the marketing of Swedish Match’s General snus and ZYN nicotine\npouches and versions of PMI’s IQOS devices and consumables - the first-ever\nsuch authorizations in their respective categories. Versions of IQOS devices\nand consumables and General snus also obtained the first-ever Modified Risk\nTobacco Product authorizations from the FDA. With a strong foundation and\nsignificant expertise in life sciences, PMI has a long-term ambition to expand\ninto wellness areas. References to “PMI”, “we”, “our” and “us”\nmean Philip Morris International Inc., and its subsidiaries. For more\ninformation, please visit www.pmi.com (http://www.pmi.com/) and\nwww.pmiscience.com (http://www.pmiscience.com/) .\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260618517768/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260618517768/en/)\n\nPhilip Morris International\n\nCorey Henry\n\nT: +1 (202) 679 7296\n\nE: corey.henry@pmi.com (mailto:corey.henry@pmi.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw5vfnBda","title":"Philip Morris International Announces New Regional Leadership","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"PM","created":"2026-06-18T08:00:00.262Z","tickers":["PM"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Philip Morris International Announces New Regional Leadership\n\nThe appointments strengthen the company’s leadership pipeline as it moves\ntowards a smoke‑free future\n\nPhilip Morris International (PMI) (NYSE: PM) announced a series of regional\nleadership appointments that support its ongoing shift toward a smoke‑free\nfuture.\n\nEffective August 1, 2026, Marco Hannappel has been appointed President, Europe\nRegion, and Can Kuterdem has been appointed President, Latin America &\nCanada Region. These appointments build on PMI’s evolved organizational\nmodel announced in late 2025, under which Gijs de Best serves as President,\nSouth Asia, Indochina, CIS & Middle East & Africa Region, and Vassilis\nGkatzelis continues as President East & Southeast Asia, Pacific and PMI\nGlobal Travel Retail Region. The four regional presidents report to Frederic\nde Wilde - CEO of the International Business Unit of PMI and are the key\noperational leaders for the unit that generates the large majority of total\nPMI net revenues.\n\nMarco Hannappel takes over the role of President, Europe Region, succeeding\nMassimo Andolina, who was recently announced as PMI’s Group Chief Financial\nOfficer, both effective August 1, 2026.\n\nHannappel brings extensive international experience and a strong track record\nin leading business growth across complex and highly regulated markets. Since\njoining the company in 2019 as President and Managing Director Italy, he has\nheld several senior leadership roles of increasing responsibility. He later\nserved as Area Vice President Southwest Europe, managing Italy and Iberia, and\nmost recently, as President of the Latin America & Canada Region.\n\nCan Kuterdem is appointed President, Latin America & Canada Region,\neffective August 1, 2026, succeeding Marco Hannappel.\n\nKuterdem is a seasoned business leader with strong general management\nexperience and a people-centric leadership approach. Most recently, as\nManaging Director, Poland, he transformed one of Philip Morris\nInternational’s largest European markets into a multi-category business,\ndriving growth and strengthening organizational engagement. Previously, he\nserved as Vice President Strategy & Program Delivery, Europe Region, where\nhe played a central role in shaping the regional strategy and leading a more\nintegrated approach to execution of business-critical initiatives across\nmarkets.\n\nBefore joining the company in 2020, he built an international career in\nconsulting and technology, including The Boston Consulting Group and Samsung,\nwhere he held senior leadership roles across multiple regions.\n\nGijs de Best was appointed President, South Asia, Indochina, CIS & Middle\nEast & Africa Region in January 2026. He brings more than 20 years of\nleadership experience at the company, with a strong track record of driving\nbusiness performance through consumer-centricity and a passion for developing\nteams. He began his career at PMI in 2004 as a financial analyst in the\nNetherlands and has since held a range of increasingly senior roles across\nmultiple markets and regions, most recently as President, Philippines, and\nVice President Strategy & Program Delivery.\n\nVassilis Gkatzelis continues as President, East & Southeast Asia, Pacific\nand PMI Global Travel Retail Region, a role he assumed in 2024, with expanded\naccountabilities for Southeast Asia as of 2026. He oversees a diverse set of\nmarkets spanning developed and developing economies, alongside the Global\nTravel Retail business.\n\nSince joining the company in 2003, Gkatzelis has held a wide range of\nstrategic and operational leadership roles across Europe, the Middle East\n& Africa, Asia Pacific and the Global Operations Center in Switzerland. He\nbrings a strong track record leading business transformation at scale, and\nbuilding high-performing organizations, with a focus on external engagement\nand talent development. Prior to his current role, he served as President\nDirector of PT HM Sampoerna Tbk., PMI’s affiliate listed on the Indonesia\nStock Exchange, as well as Managing Director of Egypt & Levant Cluster,\nwhere he led the build-up and scaling of the smoke-free business.\n\nThese appointments reflect Philip Morris International’s continued focus on\nstrengthening leadership capabilities as a leading global consumer goods\ncompany. Earlier in 2026 Philip Morris International evolved its\norganizational model and implemented two new primary business units in\naddition to its wellness unit Aspeya, reporting to Group CEO PMI Jacek Olczak\n- PMI International under the leadership of Frederic de Wilde, CEO PMI\nInternational, and PMI U.S. – under the leadership of Stacey Kennedy, CEO\nPMI U.S.\n\nPhilip Morris International: A Global Smoke-Free Champion\n\nPhilip Morris International is a leading international consumer goods company,\nactively delivering a smoke-free future and evolving its portfolio for the\nlong term to include products outside of the tobacco and nicotine sector. The\ncompany’s current product portfolio primarily consists of cigarettes and\nsmoke-free products, including heat-not-burn, nicotine pouch, and e-vapor\nproducts. Our smoke-free products are available for sale in over 105 markets,\nand as of December 31, 2025, PMI estimates they were used by over 43 million\nlegal-age consumers around the world, many of whom have moved away from\ncigarettes or significantly reduced their consumption. The smoke-free business\naccounted for 43% of PMI’s first-quarter 2026 total net revenues. Since\n2008, PMI has invested over $16 billion to develop, scientifically\nsubstantiate and commercialize innovative smoke-free products for adults who\nwould otherwise smoke, with the goal of completely ending the sale of\ncigarettes. This includes the building of world-class scientific assessment\ncapabilities, notably in the areas of pre-clinical systems toxicology,\nclinical and behavioral research, as well as post-market studies. Following a\nrobust science-based review, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has\nauthorized the marketing of Swedish Match’s General snus and ZYN nicotine\npouches and versions of PMI’s IQOS devices and consumables - the first-ever\nsuch authorizations in their respective categories. Versions of IQOS devices\nand consumables and General snus also obtained the first-ever Modified Risk\nTobacco Product authorizations from the FDA. With a strong foundation and\nsignificant expertise in life sciences, PMI has a long-term ambition to expand\ninto wellness areas. References to “PMI”, “we”, “our” and “us”\nmean Philip Morris International Inc., and its subsidiaries. For more\ninformation, please visit www.pmi.com (http://www.pmi.com/) and\nwww.pmiscience.com (http://www.pmiscience.com/) .\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260618517768/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260618517768/en/)\n\nPhilip Morris International\n\nCorey Henry\n\nT: +1 (202) 679 7296\n\nE: corey.henry@pmi.com (mailto:corey.henry@pmi.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-06-18T08:00:00.404979173Z","server_sent_at_ms":1781769600404},"received_at":"2026-06-18T08:00:00.467Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260618517768/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"56605","press_release_id":"67187","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Tobacco","sector":"Consumer Staples"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"executive_change","narrative":"Philip Morris International announced regional leadership appointments effective August 1, 2026, naming Marco Hannappel President of the Europe Region and Can Kuterdem President of the Latin America & Canada Region. Hannappel succeeds Massimo Andolina, who was recently announced as the company's incoming Group CFO.\n\nThe new appointments build on PMI's evolved organizational model under CEO Frederic de Wilde, with the International Business Unit generating the majority of total net revenues. Kuterdem moves from his role as Managing Director of Poland, where he led a shift to a multi-category business.\n\nIn operational updates, the company noted that its smoke-free products accounted for 43% of Q1 2026 net revenues and are used by over 43 million legal-age consumers across more than 105 markets.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Regional management shuffle supports continued smoke-free transition."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"smoke_free_users":"43 million","smoke_free_markets":"105+","smoke_free_revenue_share":"43%"}},"quotedText":"The four regional presidents report to Frederic de Wilde - CEO of the International Business Unit of PMI and are the key operational leaders for the unit that generates the large majority of total PMI net revenues.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Marco Hannappel","role":"President, Europe Region"},{"name":"Can Kuterdem","role":"President, Latin America & Canada Region"},{"name":"Frederic de Wilde","role":"CEO, International Business Unit"},{"name":"Massimo Andolina","role":"Group Chief Financial Officer"},{"name":"Gijs de Best","role":"President, South Asia, Indochina, CIS & Middle East & Africa Region"},{"name":"Vassilis Gkatzelis","role":"President East & Southeast Asia, Pacific and PMI Global Travel Retail Region"},{"name":"Jacek Olczak","role":"Group CEO"},{"name":"Stacey Kennedy","role":"CEO, PMI U.S."},{"name":"Corey Henry","role":"Media Contact"}],"products":["IQOS","ZYN","General snus","Aspeya"],"companies":[{"name":"Philip Morris International","ticker":"PM"},{"name":"The Boston Consulting Group","relationship":"former employer"},{"name":"Samsung","relationship":"former employer"},{"name":"PT HM Sampoerna Tbk.","relationship":"affiliate"},{"name":"Swedish Match","relationship":"subsidiary/partner"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$16 billion","context":"investment in smoke-free products since 2008"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Routine regional leadership appointments involving the International Business Unit, which generates the majority of net revenues. 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