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Susan Cameron is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the former CEO of the tobacco company Reynolds American, Inc. She was born on October 31, 1958 in Schenectady, New York.
Cameron graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980 with a degree in business administration. She began her career at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in 1981, and held various positions in the company until she was appointed CEO in 2004. She was the first woman to lead a major tobacco company.
Cameron retired from Reynolds American in 2017 and is now a board member of several companies, including the Coca-Cola Company, Lowe’s Companies, Inc., and the Mayo Clinic. She is also a member of the board of trustees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Cameron is a philanthropist and has donated to numerous causes, including the Susan G. Komen Foundation, the American Cancer Society, and the United Way. She has also been a major supporter of the arts, including the North Carolina Symphony and the North Carolina Museum of Art.
As of 2021, Susan Cameron’s net worth is estimated to be roughly $50 million.
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Susan Hickok |
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Business person |
| Age |
66 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
| Born |
31 October 1958 |
| Birthday |
31 October |
| Birthplace |
Schenectady, New York, US |
| Nationality |
United States |
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Susan Cameron Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Susan Cameron's Husband?
Her husband is Russell Cameron
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Russell Cameron |
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Susan Cameron Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Susan Cameron worth at the age of 66 years old? Susan Cameron’s income source is mostly from being a successful . She is from United States. We have estimated
Susan Cameron's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
In January 2017, Debra Crew replaced Cameron as president and CEO of Reynolds. Cameron served as executive chairman of the Reynolds board of directors until May 2017, when she became non-executive chairman.
In 2016, Cameron ranked at number 66 on the Forbes list of The 100 Most Powerful Women.
In January 2014 Cameron re-joined the board at Reynolds, after spending several years in retirement. On May 1 she returned to the role of CEO. Ten weeks after her return from retirement to head Reynolds American, the company announced that it was planning to purchase Lorillard for $27.4 billion.The deal, which took place in mid-July, 2014, was history-making: the acquisition is the largest to have been led by a woman.
In December 2010 Cameron retired as the chairwoman of Reynolds. In February 2011 she left her positions as president and chief executive, with Daan Delen taking her place. At the time of her retirement Cameron had said that she was leaving her jobs in order to spend more time with her husband and family, in addition to pursuing her philanthropic interests.
Then known as Susan Ivey, in 2010 she was ranked 22nd in Fortune magazine's listing of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. In Forbes magazine's listing of the World's Most Powerful Women in 2010, she was ranked number 75.
During her retirement from 2010 until 2014 Susan changed her name from Ivey to that of her husband Russell Cameron.
When Cameron retired in 2009 she was one of the country's most highly paid women executives. Cameron's compensation for 2009 was $16.2 million from a base salary of $1.2 million.
In 2009, Forbes ranked Cameron as the 59th most powerful woman in the world.
In July 2004, Brown & Williamson combined with R. J. Reynolds, and Reynolds American, Inc. was created as a new holding company, with R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company as its chief operating subsidiary. Cameron became president and CEO of the company in 2004. She became chairman in January 2006. She also served as chairman of R. J. Reynolds from July 2004 through April 2008. As head of Reynolds American, Cameron has guided the company's efforts into the smokeless tobacco category, including the introduction of products such as Camel snus and dissolvable's.
Cameron returned to the United States and to Brown & Williamson in 1999 to join the company's executive committee and serve as senior vice president of marketing. Cameron was named president and CEO of Brown & Williamson in January 2001, making her the first woman CEO of a major cigarette business.
Cameron's first job in the industry was as sales representative for Brown & Williamson in 1981. She was promoted to district sales manager in 1983, then moved to London in 1990 to serve as a brand director for Brown and Williamson's parent company, British American Tobacco. In 1994 she became Director of Marketing in China, based in Hong Kong, and moved back to England in 1996 to become Head of International Brands.
Cameron was born in Schenectady, New York and raised in Fort Lauderdale. Her father was a manager with General Electric and her mother was a secretary and school volunteer. The family moved to Florida when she was two, and she graduated from Ft. Lauderdale High School in 1976. She earned a B.S. in business from the University of Florida in 1980 and an MBA from Bellarmine University in 1984.
Susan M. Cameron (born October 31, 1958) is an American businessperson who is the former chairman, president, and CEO of Reynolds American, Inc.
