Swedish Match announces retirement of Lennart Freeman
Swedish Match announces that Lennart Freeman, Executive Vice President of Swedish Match AB, will retire effective March 1, 2011 after more than 30 years with the Company. Freeman is currently President of the Lights operating units, and prior to that served as President of Swedish Match International (SMI).During his tenure as SMI President, Freeman successfully completed a major restructuring of that operating unit, resulting in the sale of the South African business to Philip Morris International in September 2009. He was also a part of the team to successfully execute the merger of the