year we re-enter civil society with a smile,” Salzman says. “I hope we will be able to turn the conversation towards getting people to give up their conventional combustible tobacco and move towards safer alternatives.” Looking to the future, Salzman believes that 2019 is going to be the year she helps lead Philip Morris into the next phase of its evolution. “This is the year I champion more women being hired in more roles where they can make a difference for the company, and then for themselves and their families. By the time we get to 2025, I think the most important job of someone in my position is to be sure I have a successor, and that she is ready to step in and lead.” Salzman can look back across a career filled with hard work and undeniable results. She concludes: “I hope my tombstone says: ‘She helped the planet become a land of non-smokers’.”
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