---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000764180-24-000015"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MO"
cik: "0000764180"
company_name: "ALTRIA GROUP, INC."
filed_at: "2024-02-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T16:02:32.066368+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Altria director Jacinto J. Hernandez retires from board, stays as strategic advisor at $300k/year

## Summary
- Jacinto J. Hernandez retired from Altria's Board effective February 23, 2024.
- He will provide strategic advisory services for five years at an annual fee of $300,000.
- Hernandez spent 22 years at Capital Group/Capital World Investors covering U.S. tobacco.
- He serves on the board of Aris Water Solutions (NYSE: ARIS); formerly on Pioneer Natural Resources board.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000764180-24-000015
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MO
- cik: 0000764180
- company_name: ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
- filed_at: 2024-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418024000015/0000764180-24-000015-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418024000015/mo-20240223.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000764180-24-000015
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000764180-24-000015.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000764180-24-000015.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jacinto J. Hernandez retired as Director at ALTRIA GROUP, INC..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 23, 2024, Jacinto J. Hernandez, a director of Altria Group, Inc. (“Altria”), notified Altria of his decision to retire from service on its Board of Directors effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418024000015/0000764180-24-000015-index.htm

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