Pieter Vorster is a Director of Credit Suisse in the Global Markets Division based in London. He is a member of the Consumer Staples research team covering Food, HPC and Tobacco and has analysed the Tobacco sector for more than 20 years.
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James Dunworth
Co-founder of E-Cigarette Direct, a UK vape company with a chain of high street stores in England and Wales, James has been blogging about vaping since 2009. He was involved in the first peer reviewed study into e-cigarettes, has been featured in most major UK newspapers, and made appearances on Sky News, the BBC, The Jeremy Vine Show, Hello Wales and Radio Five Live. You can find him blogging here: https://www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/ashtray-blog
George Henry
Shahid Nazir
Andrew Walker
Heidi Johnson-Cash
Dan Marchant
Murat Demiral
Willie McKinney
Dr. Willie McKinney is an established regulatory and inhalation toxicology expert with over two decades of research, product development, and regulatory strategy experience in the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry. As the founder and CEO of McKinney Regulatory Science Advisors, LLC, he leverages his extensive background, including his previous role on the FDA’s Tobacco Product Scientific Advisory Committee and his past position as Vice President of Regulatory Sciences at Altria, to guide clients through multiple constantly evolving regulatory landscapes.
Dr. McKinney’s knowledge and experience are widely respected. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology from the University of North Carolina School of Public Health and is certified by the American Board of Toxicology. He launched McKinney Specialty Labs, LLC in January 2024 to offer specialized aerosol testing services as well as chemical and GLP toxicology analysis.
Together, McKinney Regulatory Science Advisors, LLC, and the newly established lab provide over 25 years of combined expertise in regulatory strategy, application filing, and product testing. This suite of services is customized to meet the unique needs of each client, guaranteeing integrity and quality at every step. Dr. McKinney’s leadership remains instrumental in driving scientific research and regulatory compliance forward.
