George Freeman - Universal Chairman

UVV Stock  USD 57.09  1.41  2.53%   

Chairman

Mr. George C. Freeman, III., is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Freeman was Universal Chief Executive Officer since April 2008, and President since December 2006. Previously, Mr. G. Freeman served as Universals 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 Williams, an international law firm since 2017.
Age 57
Tenure 7 years
Phone804 359 9311
Webhttps://www.universalcorp.com
G. Freeman is also a director of Tredegar Corporationrationrationration, 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 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 Committee.

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Universal Management Efficiency

The company has Return on Asset of 0.0489 % which means that on every $100 spent on assets, it made $0.0489 of profit. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows a return on shareholders' equity (ROE) of 0.0947 %, implying that it generated $0.0947 on every 100 dollars invested. Universal's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Universal manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Universal has 1.06 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.74, which is OK given its current industry classification. Universal has a current ratio of 2.56, demonstrating that it is liquid and is capable to disburse its financial commitments when the payables are due. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Universal to invest in growth at high rates of return.

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Universal Corporation processes and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Universal Corp operates under Tobacco classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 11250 people. Universal (UVV) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in 9201 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States, 23235 and employs 10,800 people. Universal is listed under Tobacco category by Fama And French industry classification.

Management Performance

Universal Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Universal's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Universal inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Universal. The board's role is to monitor Universal's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Universal's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Universal's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Harvard Smith, VP Officer
Thomas Johnson, Lead Independent Director
Robert Peebles, Vice President, Controller
Jacqueline Williams, Independent Director
Steven Diel, Vice Development
Jennifer Rowe, Assistant Treasurer
Patrick OKeefe, I Ventures
Lennart Freeman, Independent Director
Thomas Tullidge, Independent Director
George III, President Chairman
McKeen Starke, Member Committee
Airton Hentschke, Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President
Johan Kroner, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
Preston Wigner, Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Diana Cantor, Independent Director
Robert Sledd, Independent Director
J OKeefe, Senior Vice President - Universal Global Ventures
George Freeman, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Eddie Moore, Lead Independent Director
Michael Lawton, Independent Director
Scott Bleicher, Vice President Controller
James Huffman, Senior Vice President - Information and Planning of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc.
Candace Formacek, Vice President Treasurer
Beth Luther, Vice Taxes
Joseph Hearington, Vice Auditing
Theodore Broome, Executive VP of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company Inc and Sales Director of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company Inc
Catherine Claiborne, Vice President Assistant Secretary

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