JTI has strengthened its Worldwide Duty Free (WWDF) Corporate Affairs and Communications team with two new appointments, effective 1 June.
Mariana Stangl Pinheiro, based in JTI’s Headquarters in Geneva, replaces Paula Armoa as Corporate Affairs Manager. She is responsible for all Corporate Affairs related matters in Europe, Turkey, Israel, the Nordics, USA and South America.
Mariana joined JTI in November 2016 supporting the Emerging Products team in the Global Regulatory Strategy function.
Katie Dovey joins the JTI WWDF team in the newly created position of Corporate Affairs & Communications Manager. Katie, also based in Geneva, has been with JTI for six years and is responsible for internal and external communications.
Both Mariana and Katie report to JTI WWDF Corporate Affairs and Communications Director Gemma Bateson.
Bateson said: “One of the key roles of JTI’s Corporate Affairs & Communications function is anticipating opportunities and risk in our operating environment, whether social, economic, political, regulatory or competitive.
“With a detailed understanding of our operating environment, we can better support the industry in protecting duty free retail across all countries and channels. By expanding our team we are investing in our relationships with our customers.”
