Jessica Hendrickson serves as the Vice President of Sales Infrastructure & Trade Marketing for Altria Group Distribution Company, a service organization that provides centralized sales and distribution services to Altria's tobacco operating companies. Jessica oversees the organization responsible developing sales strategies and operations support to enable the field sale force to create the best in-store experience for the adult tobacco consumer.
Jessica has held various leadership positions within the Altria family of companies. Most recently, Jessica served as Vice President, Region Sales for the Western Region. In the Western Region, Jessica led an organization that included 450 employees, responsible for supporting retail stores and leading national and regional retail and wholesale strategic accounts.
Jessica joined Philip Morris USA in 2005 as a Summer Sales Intern and later joined as a full time Territory Sales Manager in 2006. During her career she held a variety of leadership and management positions within AGDC, including District Manager, Manager Trade Marketing, Director of Section Sales, and Senior Director of Accounts in the Midwest Region.
Passionate about the development and advancement of women in the industry, Jessica was a founding member of the Women in Sales Network employee resource group and created and sponsors Altria’s Women Executives Leading and Learning Development Program. Jessica serves on the board of the Boys and Girls Club Collin County and on a board committee of the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas.