U.K. Tobacco Giant Gets Medicinal Cannabis Expertise
- Simon Langelier chairs a Canadian medicinal marijuana company
- Langelier headed Philip Morris’s next-generation products unit
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Imperial Brands Plc gained the services of a leader in the field of medicinal cannabis as the British tobacco manufacturer seeks to further its push beyond cigarettes.
Simon Langelier, a 30-year veteran of Philip Morris International Inc., joined the board as a non-executive director this week, the Bristol-based company said in a statement Tuesday.