Universal Corporation (UVV) NYSE

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Universal Corporation

Address

9201 Forest Hill Avenue

Richmond, VA 23235

United States of America

Phone

804 359 9311

Sector

Consumer Defensive

Industry

Tobacco

Employees

10800

First IPO Date

January 05, 1988

Key Executives

NameTitlePayYear Born
Mr. Preston Douglas WignerPresident, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman1.02M1969
Mr. J. Patrick O'KeefeSenior Vice President of Universal Global Ventures, Inc.771,091N/A
Mr. Theodore G. BroomeExecutive Vice President & Sales Director of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company Inc966,5091954
Mr. Johan C. KronerSenior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer1.2M1968
Mr. Airton L. HentschkeChief Operating Officer & Senior Vice President1.63M1970
Joseph W. Hearington Jr.Vice President of Internal Auditing0N/A
Beth Ann LutherVice President of Taxes0N/A
Harvard B. SmithVice President & Chief Compliance Officer0N/A
Ms. Catherine H. ClaiborneVice President, General Counsel & Secretary01961
Mr. McKeen StarkeSenior Vice President & Sales Director01976

Description

Universal Corporation processes and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. It is involved in the procuring, financing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. The company contracts, purchases, processes, and sells flue-cured, burley, and oriental tobaccos that are primarily used in the manufacture of cigarettes; and dark air-cured tobaccos principally used in the manufacture of cigars, natural wrapped cigars and cigarillos, smokeless, and pipe tobacco products. It also provides value-added services, including blending, chemical, and physical testing of tobacco; service cutting for various manufacturers; manufacturing reconstituted leaf tobacco; just-in-time inventory management services; electronic nicotine delivery systems; and smoke testing services for customers. In addition, the company offers testing services for crop protection agents and tobacco constituents in seed, leaf, and finished products, including e-cigarette liquids and vapors; and analytical services that include chemical compound testing in finished tobacco products and mainstream smoke. Further, it provides a various value-added manufacturing processes to produce specialty vegetable and fruit-based ingredients, as well as botanical extracts and flavorings for human and pet food markets; and recycles waste materials from tobacco production. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.