Maria Malheiro Reymão is the Director of External Affairs at Universal Leaf Tobacco Company. In this role she:

• Coordinates Group External Affairs in Africa and Europe regions, acting as point of contact with industry and trade associations
• Monitors EU regulatory framework (e.g. CSDD, CSRD, deforestation, forced labour) and sustainability trends to regularly inform and educate internal stakeholders
• Represents the company in industry groups and foundations and customer liaison with tobacco product manufacturing companies