Philip Morris International

Philip Morris International, the world’s largest publicly traded tobacco company, operates in approximately 180 countries and reported 18.31 billion USD (2017 Annual report) in profits in 2017. PMI, a U.S.-based corporation, only sells its products outside the U.S. PMI was separated from its parent company, the Altria Group, in March 2008, in part to protect the company from increased U.S.-based regulation and Litigation. Although PMI and Altria are now legally separate companies, PMI’s leadership remains largely the same as it was under Altria.