Susan Cameron Email and Phone Number

Susan has served as president and CEO of Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) since May 1, 2014. It’s a job she’s quite comfortable in, however, since she also served as chairman and CEO of RAI from 2004 – 2011, when she retired. Or so she thought.In 2013, the RAI board of directors asked Susan to return to the board, as they believed her perspective and industry relationships would be of great value in ongoing negotiations to acquire Lorillard, Inc. Ultimately, the board asked Susan to return to the CEO role in May 2014 to see through the acquisition and subsequent integration. When RAI acquired Lorillard, Inc. for about $29 billion in 2015, it was reported to be the largest acquisition undertaken by a female CEO. A brand marketer at heart, Susan started her career in the tobacco industry in 1981 when she joined Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. Susan worked in a number of countries around the globe before returning to the U.S. in 1999 and being named CEO of Brown & Williamson in 2001. When Brown & Williamson’s U.S. business was merged with that of RAI’s R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in 2004, Susan was named CEO of the new parent company, Reynolds American Inc. Since then, RAI has grown from a market capitalization of about $6 billion to its current valuation of more than $60 billion.Susan’s management philosophy is simple: in the consumer-goods industry, any company’s greatest assets are its brands and its people. Investing in both is the best way to ensure success. An avid advocate for women’s leadership, Susan frequently speaks to university and professional groups on leadership development. She is very active in community development activities, and has served on the boards of two United Way organizations, the YWCA, Wake Forest University, Salem College, Experiment in Self Reliance, the Winston-Salem Alliance and Old Salem. Since 2011, she has served on the board of trustees of her undergraduate alma mater, the University of Florida.