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Blixt, Charles
US Fact Witness
Mr. Blixt began with Defendant R.J. Reynolds in 1985 as an associate counsel of litigation, and rose to his current position of Executive Vice President and General Counsel. During his career with the company, he has served in the following positions:
- 1985 Associate Counsel of Litigation
- 1987 Counsel, Research and Development Division
- 1995 General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Defendant R.J. Reynolds
- 1999 General Counsel of both Defendant R.J. Reynolds and R.J Reynolds Tobacco Holdings
- 1999 Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Defendant R.J. Reynolds and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc.
Mr. Blixt, who sat on the company's board of directors from approximately 1995 to 1998 or 1999, has been involved in virtually all aspects of the company's business, particularly regarding the Master Settlement Agreement. He sits on the company's executive committee, which is composed of the top executive of each operating segment of the company. After becoming general counsel for Defendant R.J. Reynolds, Mr. Blixt attended meetings with other general counsel of Joint Defendants who were members of Defendant Tobacco Institute, concerning lobbying issues in which Defendant Tobacco Institute was involved. This group of general counsel was known as the committee of counsel. Mr. Blixt has acknowledged that Defendant R.J. Reynolds' attorneys were among a group of attorneys who organized scientific research for Defendant The Council for Tobacco Research's "special projects."
Source: United States' Factual Memorandum Pursuant to Order #470, Section V (tab 1)