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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