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George C. Freeman III, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer

GEORGE C. FREEMAN, III, has been Universal's Chief Executive Officer since April 2008, and President since December 2006. Previously, Mr. G. Freeman served as Universal’s General Counsel and Secretary from February 2001 until November 2005, and was elected Vice President in November 2005. Prior to joining Universal, Mr. G. Freeman served as a law clerk for the Honorable Richard S. Arnold, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit; a law clerk for the Honorable Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court; and an associate with Hunton Andrews Kurth (formerly Hunton & Williams), an international law firm. Mr. G. Freeman is also a director of Tredegar Corporation, a manufacturer of plastic films and aluminum extrusions, since May 2011 and serves on its Nominating and Governance Committee and is Chair of its Executive Compensation Committee. He is also a director of the Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia, a private mutual assessment and casualty insurance company, since 2013 and serves as Chair of the Governance Committee, and as a member of its Executive Committee and Investment Committee. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Universal since his election in 2008, and serves as Chairman of the Executive Committee and a member of the Finance and Pension Investment Committee.

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Airton L. Hentschke, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Airton L. Hentschke, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has more than 24 years of experience in leaf operations with Universal. Mr. Hentschke previously served as Executive Vice President of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc., since 2013, and Regional Director for the Company's operations in South America, and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Leaf Tabacos Limitada in Brazil, since 1991.

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Johan C. Kroner, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Johan C. Kroner was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer on September 1, 2018. He served as Senior Vice President from February 6, 2018. He also serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Universal Leaf. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of Universal Leaf from September 2014 to September 2018, and Vice President from October 2011 to September 2014. Mr. Kroner has been with the Company since July 1993.

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Preston D. Wigner, Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary

Preston D. Wigner, Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary, joined Universal Leaf in 2003. Mr. Wigner was elected General Counsel and Secretary of Universal Corporation in 2005, and Vice President in 2007. He also served as Chief Compliance Officer from 2007 to 2012. Prior to that, he served as an associate with the international law firms Williams Mullen and Hunton & Williams. Mr. Wigner serves as Secretary to the Audit Committee.

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Candace C. Formacek, Vice President and Treasurer

Candace C. Formacek, Vice President and Treasurer, has served as Vice President and Treasurer of Universal since 2012. Ms. Formacek joined Universal as Assistant Treasurer of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc. in 2009 and was elected Treasurer of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc. in 2011. Prior to joining Universal, she served as Treasurer of Chesapeake Corporation from 2005 to 2009. Ms. Formacek serves as Secretary to the Finance Committee and Pension Investment Committee.

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Scott J. Bleicher, Vice President and Controller

Scott J. Bleicher, Vice President and Controller, joined Universal as Assistant Controller in 2014 and was appointed to his current role in 2019. He began his career with the international accounting firm of KPMG LLP and subsequently held accounting roles at large public and mid-sized private companies. Mr. Bleicher is a Certified Public Accountant.

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