Type: Public
On the web: http://www.pmi.com
Employees: 78,300
Employee growth: 1.3%

Philip Morris International (PMI) knows how to light up a room. The company, which makes seven of the top 15 tobacco brands in the world, sells its products in 180 countries. The company secures at least 15% of the international cigarette market outside the US. Its top brands (by sales volume) are Marlboro (the world's top-selling cigarette), L&M, Bond Street, Philip Morris, Chesterfield, and Parliament; popular local brands include Fortune, Morven Gold, and Dji Sam Soe. PMI's portfolio spans the price spectrum with premium, mid-priced, and value-priced products. Since its separation from Altria in 2008, PMI has gone on an international shopping spree, acquiring cigarette as well as smokeless tobacco makers.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $27,208.0M
One year growth: 8.7%
Net income: $7,259.0M
Income growth: 14.5%

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: Louis C. Camilleri
COO: André Calantzopoulos
CFO: Hermann G. Waldemer

Competitors:
British American Tobacco
Imperial Tobacco
Japan Tobacco

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