secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ALTRIA GROUP, INC. (MO)
CIK:        0000764180
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-28T11:11:02+00:00
Accession:  0000764180-26-000098
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Altria expands board to 11, adds Nestlé veteran Steve Presley as independent director
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- Board increased from 10 to 11 directors; Steven W. Presley elected effective August 27, 2026.
- Presley is CEO of Refresco Benelux B.V. since Aug 2025; previously EVP/CEO Zone Americas and Zone North America at Nestlé S.A.
- Presley appointed to Compensation and Talent Development, Innovation and Finance Committees; determined independent under NYSE standards.
- Compensation per Altria's existing non-employee director program described in 2026 proxy statement filed April 2, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418026000098/0000764180-26-000098-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764180/000076418026000098/mo-20260827.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000764180-26-000098

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