BackSKANDINAVISK TOBAKSKOMPAGNI TAKES A NEW NAME
At an extraordinary general meeting of the Danish Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni A/S on Monday 15 December the decision was made to change the Company’s name to Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S.
The name change will become effective immediately. Scandinavian Tobacco Group is the parent company for a number of subsidiary companies in several countries and for most of them the name change will continually take effect during the next six months.
In connection with the name change a new logo will be presented, which should be seen as a larger part of a reorganization of the Company. This is why Scandinavian Tobacco Group will in future be one company with a joint identity – no matter where in the world the Company or products are represented.
The Company’s history covers more than 200 years. Scandinavian Tobacco was founded in 1961 – at which time three Danish tobacco companies were merged – two via the parent company Skandinavisk Holding who today own Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S: Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker (established in 1750) and C.W. Obel (established in 1787).
Scandinavian Tobacco Group is a global company with Danish Headquarters and the Group employs a staff of approx. 9,500. Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S is the parent company for a number of Danish and foreign-owned subsidiaries in the areas of production and sales of tobacco products as well as wholesale sales and retail sales of staple goods. Scandinavian Tobacco Group is a world leading manufacturer of cigars and pipe tobacco.
The name change is of no significance to the staple goods firm Dagrofa or Tivoli, in which Scandinavian Tobacco Group has a considerable amount of shareholdings.
Any questions contact:
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S
Managing Director, Mr. Anders Colding Friis
(+45) 39 55 62 00
ABOUT SCANDINAVIAN TOBACCO GROUP
- a world leading manufacturer of cigars and traditional pipe tobacco
- approx. 8,200 employees in the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua, Indonesia, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Canada and the US
The Group’s brand portfolio contains more than 200 international, regional and local tobacco brands, including the cigar brands Café Crème, La Paz, Henri Wintermans, Macanudo, CAO, Partagas (US) and Cohiba (US). Pipe tobacco brands include Captain Black, Erinmore, Borkum Riff and W.Ø. Larsen, while leading fine-cut tobacco brands include Bugler, Break, Escort, Bali Shag and Tiedemanns.
The Group is ultimately owned by two Danish foundations (51%) – the Augustinus Foundation and Det Obelske Familiefond – and by Swedish Match (49%). Both Danish foundations have been active in the tobacco industry for more than 250 years. Swedish Match is a publicly owned company listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
Read more: www.st-group.com.
Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S
Sydmarken 42
DK-2860 Søborg
Denmark
CVR 31 08 01 85
