About Marc Firestone
Executive Vice President, Corporate & Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Career at a Glance
Marc is responsible for the company's corporate and government affairs, legal and compliance functions worldwide. Marc has been in this role since September 2006.
Prior to joining the company in 2003, Marc was with Altria Group, Inc. (formerly Philip Morris Companies Inc.). Marc’s previous positions include:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel &
Corporate Secretary, Kraft Foods
Senior Vice President & General Counsel,
Philip Morris International
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Regulatory Affairs
and Associate General Counsel, Philip Morris Companies
Marc earned his Bachelor of Arts in Romance Languages and Philosophy from Washington & Lee University and received his Juris Doctor from Tulane University School of Law.
Five Facts From Marc
Joined Kraft Foods: In 2003 as Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel
Languages: English, French and Italian
Favorite Kraft Foods product: Mini Chips Ahoy!. Small cookie, small bag - big flavor!
Childhood career ambition: I wanted to be a copywriter at an advertising agency -- either that or a novelist. After I finished my bachelor’s degree, I knocked on the door of every ad agency in Manhattan. With bruised knuckles, I applied to law school.
Favorite quote: "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
- Albert Einstein
Biography