Mr. Mark A. Peters serves as the Chief Financial Officer for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Senior Vice President of Decision Support for Rai Services Company. He served as Vice President of Finance at Rai Services. Peters began his career in 1989 as an Accountant for HMS. In 1993 he joined Brown & Williamson (B&W) as a management trainee. Mr. Peters served as Vice President of Finance of Lane Limited, a subsidiary of Reynolds American Inc. Mr. Peters served as Chief Financial Officer of Conwood Company LLC and Conwood Sales Co LLC of Reynolds American Inc. He served as Vice President of Conwood Sales Co LLC and International Smokeless Business of Reynolds American Inc. Mr. Peters earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Accounting from Macalester College and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Indiana University.