---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000764180-21-000112"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MO"
cik: "0000764180"
company_name: "ALTRIA GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2021-08-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T19:33:18.954386+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Mark E. Newman to retire from Altria board effective Jan 1, 2022

## Summary
- Mark E. Newman notified Altria of his retirement from the Board to focus on his role as CEO of The Chemours Company.
- Newman had served as a director of Altria since 2018.
- Retirement effective January 1, 2022; no replacement named.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000764180-21-000112
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MO
- cik: 0000764180
- company_name: ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2021-08-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418021000112/0000764180-21-000112-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418021000112/mo-20210806.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000764180-21-000112
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000764180-21-000112.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mark E. Newman retired as Director at ALTRIA GROUP, INC..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On August 6, 2021, Mark E. Newman, a director of Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”) since 2018, notified Altria of his decision to retire from service on its Board of Directors effective January 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418021000112/0000764180-21-000112-index.htm

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