Pyxus International, Inc. Announces Changes to Board of Directors
January 24, 2023 at 03:20 am IST
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Pyxus International, Inc. announced the resignation of Patrick B. Fallon, Managing Principal of Monarch Alternative Capital LP, from its Board of Directors and the appointment of two new members of the Board, John S. Alphin and Patrick J. Bartels, Jr. effective January 18, 2023. The changes to the Board result in an increase in the total number of directors from six to seven individuals. Alphin has 24 years of tobacco industry experience, including serving as a Corporate Director and Head of Global Leaf Sourcing for British American Tobacco.
His areas of expertise include strategy and business development, generation of sales and operational efficiencies, navigation of complex, global supply chains, and implementation of robust sustainability and corporate governance programs. Alphin will serve as a member of the Environmental, Social, Governance and Nominating Committee of Pyxus' Board of Directors. Bartels brings more than 20 years of experience in the financial sector and currently serves as a Managing Member of Redan Advisors LLC. He previously held positions with Monarch Alternative Capital LP, Investco Ltd. and PwC.
Additionally, Bartels has served as a director on numerous public and private boards and has experience in corporate governance, finance, capital markets, and mergers and acquisitions. Bartels will serve as a member of the Audit Committee and Chair of the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors.
Pyxus International, Inc. is an agricultural company. The Company is a provider of sustainable and traceable products and ingredients. The Company operates through its Leaf segment. Its core business includes tobacco leaf merchant business, purchasing, processing, packing, storing and shipping tobacco to manufacturers of cigarettes and other consumer tobacco products around the world. Its leaf tobacco operations deal primarily in flue-cured, burley, and oriental tobaccos that are used in international cigarette brands. It processes tobacco in Company-owned and third-party facilities around the world, including in Argentina, Brazil, China, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Macedonia, Malawi, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United States, and Zimbabwe. Throughout the entire production process, from seed through processing and final shipment, its SENTRI traceability platform provides clear visibility into how products are produced throughout the supply chain, supporting product integrity.