Rothmans Inc.
Overview
It's not smoke getting in your eyes that makes the business of Rothmans a bit hard to follow. The company owns 60% of Rothmans, Benson & Hedges (RBH). RBH, Canada's #2 tobacco firm (Imperial Tobacco Canada is #1), makes and distributes cigarettes and roll-your-own tobaccos under top brands Craven "A" and Rothmans, as well as Belvedere, Benson and Hedges, Dunhill (licensed), Mark Ten, Number 7 (its best seller), and Viscount. RBH also distributes cut tobacco, mini-cigars, and pipe tobacco (Captain Black). Rothmans controls about a third of the Canadian tobacco product market. Philip Morris International (PMI) acquired Rothmans for about $2 billion in 2008.
Sample OverviewKey Numbers from Hoover's UK
Key financials for Rothmans Inc.
| Company Type | Subsidiary of Philip Morris International |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| Sales (mil.) | £284.9 |
| Employees | 750 |
Key People from Hoover's UK
Key people and executives for Rothmans Inc.
| Chairman | Joseph J. (Joe) Heffernan (Subscribers see complete biographies -- view sample)
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| President, CEO, and Director | John R. Barnett Connect to this executive |
| VP Finance and CFO | Michael E. Frater Connect to this executive |
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