Rissmann heads marketing strategy at JTI

Stephan Rissmann has joined Japan Tobacco International in the position of Vice President. His role is Vice President Global Brand Portfolio and Corporate Strategy. The 40-year-old will be responsible for the global marketing strategy and the brand portfolio of the JTI brands at the global headquarters in Geneva. These include Winston, Camel and Mild Seven, three of the ten largest cigarette brands, as the company announced. Until last year, Rissmann was Head of Sales and Marketing at Arkona AG in Rostock. Prior to that, he was Global Brand Head for the Davidoff brand at Reemtsma.