Philip Moris Biography

Creating the Philip Morris International brand. History of the brand legend. The Philip Morris logo is the story of the company world -known in our time, the company originates from the moment Philip Morris opened his only tobacco and cigarette store in London on Bond Street. After the death of Mr. Morris, his wife Margaret and Brother Leopold inherited the business.

In the year, the company became famous. The company got out of the control of the family who established it in the year, when William Curtis Thomson and his family entered into possession. At Thomson, the company was honored to supply tobacco products for the Royal Court of Edward VII, and in the year it was registered by Gustavu Ecmeyer as a corporation in New York.

The company belonged to half an English founder, half American partners.

Starting from the year, Ekmeyer imported and sold cigarettes produced in England, being the only representative of Philip Morris in the United States. By the end of the next decade, the company began to produce cigarettes at its factory in Richmond, Virginia; And in the year, the brand of cigarettes Marlboro appeared, which later became one of the most famous brands of the company. Having won confident positions in the United States, the leadership of Philip Morris Incorporated decided to distribute its products around the world.

PHILIP Morris Australia Ltd was established in the year, and a year after that, the International PHILIP Morris Overseas unit, which in the year became the Philip Morris International. This opened wide horizons for the impressive expansion of sales markets by concluding licensing agreements and a rapid increase in the number of company branches around the world.

Further - more. By the year, the sales volume of Philip Morris International reached billions; By this time, production and sales were established in many markets around the world. To distribute in the territory of the former Soviet Union, specialists of the company developed cigarettes based on American bags, and by the year access to the market was opened behind the "iron curtain".

Since the creation of Philip Morris International, its employees have stubbornly worked to establish their positions in various countries and regions of the world, including central and southern Africa, as well as Japan. In the period from the year, sales volumes increased from billions of cigarettes to billions. The company's operating profit also increased in proportion to these indicators.

In the 10ths, hard -controlled markets of Eastern Europe opened for entrepreneurship, and Philip Morris acquired control packages of shares of several factories in Lithuania, Russia and Poland. At the same time, the construction of new factories began in cities such as St. Petersburg in Russia and Almaty in Kazakhstan. We are proud of our achievements, but we continue to work hard on developing our success and increasing our business all over the world.

Source: Philipmorrisinternational.