Our Leadership Team

Massimo Andolina

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

Mr. Andolina became senior vice president, operations in january 2018.

Mr. Andolina joined Philip Morris in Lausanne in 2008 as Director, Operations Planning. He became Vice President, Operations of the Latin America & Canada Region in 2011, and moved to oversee our European Union Region’s operations two years later. In 2016 Mr. Andolina was appointed Vice President, PMI Business Transformation.
Prior to joining PMI, Mr. Andolina held a variety of international positions in strategic marketing and general management for Tetra Pak International and in operations for R.J. Reynolds International.
Mr. Andolina holds a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Palermo, Italy and an MBA from IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Werner Barth

Senior Vice President, Commercial

Mr. Barth became Senior Vice President, commercial in january 2018.

Mr. Barth joined PMI in 1990 as a Marketing Trainee at Philip Morris Germany. From 1992 until 2002 he held positions in marketing, product management, brand supervision, and group management. In 2002 Mr. Barth became Marketing Director for Philip Morris Spain and two years later Sales Director for Philip Morris Germany. He was then appointed Managing Director, Philip Morris Benelux. In 2011 Mr. Barth became Managing Director, Philip Morris Germany. He was appointed Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales in 2015, a position he held until his current appointment. 

Mr. Barth holds a degree in economics from Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich.

Patrick Brunel

Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Mr. Brunel was named Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer in October 2011.

Mr. Brunel became Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer in October 2011 and is responsible for PMI’s worldwide Information Services organization.
Mr. Brunel joined Philip Morris International’s Finance Department in 1992 as a financial analyst. Over the following years he held a number of management positions in finance and information systems at various affiliates across the Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa (EEMA), and European Union regions. From 2007 until the end of September 2011 he served as Director of Finance, Administration, and Information Systems for PMI’s affiliates in Russia.

Prior to joining Philip Morris International, Mr. Brunel worked for Horus Informatique and I.D. Partners as an external information-services consultant, developing finance systems for Philip Morris International’s EEMA Region.

Mr. Brunel holds a master’s degree in science from the University of Paris VII.

 

Frederic de Wilde

President, European Union Region

Mr. de Wilde became President, European Union Region in July 2015.

Mr. de Wilde joined Philip Morris International in 1992 as Brand Manager L&M for Philip Morris Belgium. In 1996 he became Marketing Director for Philip Morris Spain S.L. and four years later Sales Director of Spain. He was then named Managing Director of Philip Morris Greece, where he led the acquisition and integration of the Papastratos Cigarette Manufacturing Company. In 2005 Mr. de Wilde became Managing Director of PMI’s affiliate in Italy, and from January 2008 until the end of June 2011, he held the position of President, Philip Morris Japan KK. In July 2011 Mr. de Wilde became Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales.

Prior to joining PMI, Mr. de Wilde worked at Colgate Palmolive, Belgium from 1991 to 1992 as Regional Sales Manager.

Mr. de Wilde holds a degree in economics from the Université Libre de Bruxelles and a master degree in management from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Paul Janelle

Vice President, Corporate Planning & Business Development

MR. JANELLE became VICE PRESIDENT CORPORATE PLANNING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN DECEMBER 2016.

Mr. Janelle joined Philip Morris International in 1991 as a Finance Trainee. Over the following two decades, he served in a variety of roles in Finance in Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Russia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. He was appointed Vice President, Finance Asia in 2011, before being named President Director of Sampoerna, PMI’s affiliate in Indonesia, in 2012. Mr. Janelle held this position until November 2016.

Mr. Janelle received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Ottawa and a master’s degree in business administration and finance from Webster University Geneva.

Martin King

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. King became Chief financial officer in january 2018.

Mr. King joined Philip Morris International in 2003 as Managing Director of Tabaqueira SA, PMI’s Portuguese subsidiary. He was then named Managing Director, Philip Morris Management Co. Ltd in Beijing. Following Philip Morris Indonesia’s acquisition of PT HM Sampoerna Tbk in May 2005, he served as President Director of PT HM Sampoerna Tbk until April 2009. Mr. King was appointed Senior Vice President, Operations in April 2009, and President, Latin America & Canada Region in February 2014. Between 2015 and 2017, he held the position of President, Asia Region.

Prior to joining PMI, Mr. King served in various positions within Philip Morris USA between 1991 and 2003.

A graduate of Harvard University with a bachelor’s degree in government, Mr. King also holds an MBA from the Darden School, University of Virginia.

Marco Mariotti

PRESIDENT, EASTERN EUROPE REGION

Mr. Mariotti became President, Eastern europe region in january 2018.

Since joining PMI in 1997, Mr. Mariotti has held numerous leadership roles in Argentina and across Europe. He started in business development for the European Union Region and moved to Italy in 2001 as Director, Finance and then Director, Corporate Affairs. In 2005, Mr. Mariotti became Managing Director, Argentina, followed by his appointment as Managing Director, Italy in 2008. In 2010 Mr. Mariotti was named President, Russia & Belarus and became Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs in 2015.

Before joining PMI, Mr. Mariotti worked in the financial sector in Switzerland. 

Mr. Mariotti studied economics in Lausanne, Switzerland, and holds an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.

Jeanne Pollès

President, Latin America & Canada Region

Ms. Pollès was appointed President, Latin America & Canada Region in July 2015.

Ms. Pollès became Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs in June 2013, a position she held until July 2015, when she was appointed President, Latin America & Canada Region.

Ms. Pollès began her 26-year career with PMI as a sales representative in France and became Director, Sales in 1998. She served in various roles in France before being appointed Managing Director in 2005.

She earned an undergraduate degree in business and a master’s degree in marketing from the ESIG and is a member of the Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society.

Jaime Suarez

Chief Digital Officer

Mr. Suarez became chief digital officer in january 2018.

Mr. Suarez joined Philip Morris Mexico in 1999 as Business Planning Analyst. From 2001 until 2015, Mr. Suarez served in roles of increasing responsibility in a variety of areas, from business development to trade marketing and, more recently, sales, in the Latin America & Canada Region, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, and Switzerland. In 2015 Mr. Suarez was appointed Vice President, Consumer Channel Strategy & Event Marketing, and became Vice President, Digital Strategy Reduced-Risk Products in 2016. 

Mr. Suarez holds a degree in economics from the Ibero-American University in Mexico City.

Miroslaw Zielinski

President, Science & Innovation

Mr. Zielinski became President, science & Innovation in january 2018.

Mr. Zielinski joined Philip Morris International as a merchandiser in 1991 in his native Poland. He progressed through a number of senior sales and marketing positions at Philip Morris Polska before moving to Kiev, where he was appointed Managing Director of PMI’s Ukrainian affiliate in 1999. In 2002 he became Managing Director, Worldwide Duty Free and served as President, Latin America & Canada from April 2003 until March 2010, when he was named President, Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa Region and PMI Duty Free. In July 2015 Mr. Zielinski was appointed President, Reduced-Risk Products. 

Mr. Zielinski has a master’s degree in economy and foreign trade from the Warsaw School of Statistics and Economics.