Mac Livingston | VP, IR, Altria Client Services |
Billy Gifford | CEO |
Sal Mancuso | EVP and CFO |
Chris Growe | Stifel |
Vivien Azer | Cowen and Company |
Pamela Kaufman | Morgan Stanley |
Gaurav Jain | Barclays |
Bonnie Herzog | Goldman Sachs |
Priya Ohri-Gupta | Barclays |
Jennifer Maloney | The Wall Street Journal |
Good day, and welcome to the Altria Group 2022 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is scheduled to last about an hour, including remarks by Altria's management and a question-and-answer session. Representatives of the investment community and media on the call will be able to ask questions following the conclusion of the prepared remarks. I would now like to turn the call over to Mac Livingston, Vice President of Investor Relations for Altria Client Services. Please go ahead, sir.