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JEFFERY SCOTT GENTRY
4501 River Ridge Road
Pfafftown, NC 27040
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, June, 1986 (GPA: 4.0/4.0)
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Charles B. Boss
Thesis: "Analyte Transport and Excitation in Direct Current Plasma Atomic
Emission Spectrometry."
Bachelor of Arts, Zoology, May, 1979
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
January, 2010 to present: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Winston-Salem, NC 27102
Executive Vice President - Operations & Chief Scientific Officer
Responsible for strategic direction of Operations, R&D, and FDA regulatory compliance
across the operating companies of Reynolds American.
April, 2008 to January, 2010: Reynolds American, Winston-Salem, NC 27102
Group Executive Vice President
Responsible for strategic direction and growth of Conwood Company, LLC; Santa Fe Natural
Tobacco Co., Inc.; and R.J. Reynolds Global Products, Inc.
June, 1986 to April, 2008: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Winston-salem, NC 27102
Executive Vice President, R&D - December, 2004 to present
Responsible for all aspects of research and development.
Vice President, Product Development - September, 2003 to December, 2004
Direct all product development and applied research for traditional and tobacco-heating
cigarettes and technologies. Direct tobacco process development and optimization to support
existing and new products.
Vice President, Applied Research and Reduced Risk R&D - January, 2003 to
September, 2003
Direct research in areas of combustion, filtration, tobacco, and processing relating to product
differentiation and reduced risk in traditional and tobacco-heating cigarettes.
Source: https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/xinn0226
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