Alexander White Spears, III

Alexander White Spears, III is a former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Lorillard Tobacco Company. He was associated with Council for Tobacco Research, and was used as an expert in the Mississippi case.

= Biography =

Spears graduated from Allegheny College in 1953 and got his Ph.D. in chemistry from University of Buffalo in 1960. His research was in the area of cancer chemotherapy.

Employment:
 * University of Buffalo/research associate chemist, 1956-58
 * Millard Fillmore, College instructor, 1958-59
 * Lorillard Company, Research Division/ research associate, 1959-61
 * Lorillard Company, Research Division/senior research chemist, 1961-65
 * Lorillard Company/director/basic research, 1965-68
 * Lorillard Company/vice-president/ research & development, 1971-75
 * Lorillard Company/senior vice-president/ research & development, 1975-77
 * Lorillard Corporation/executive vice president/ operations & research, 1977 +

Alex W. Spears was a Lorillard CEO and R&D scientist. A. W. Spears was employed by Lorillard, Inc. and served as Executive Vice President from 1989 to 1992; served as Executive Vice President (Operations & Research) in 1993 and then again in 1995. Spears was associated with Council for Tobacco Research. He was used as an expert in the Mississippi case.