Dr. Jeffrey S. Wigand is a former vice president of research and development at Brown & Williamson in Louisville, Kentucky who worked on the development of reduced-harm cigarettes. He lectures around the world as an expert witness and consultant for various tobacco issues and devotes time to his non-profit organization Smoke-Free Kids Inc, an organization that attempts to help kids of all ages make better decisions and healthy choices regarding tobacco use.
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- Dr. Jeffrey S. Wigand is a former vice president of research and development at Brown & Williamson in Louisville, Kentucky who worked on the development of reduced-harm cigarettes. He lectures around the world as an expert witness and consultant for various tobacco issues and devotes time to his non-profit organization Smoke-Free Kids Inc, an organization that attempts to help kids of all ages make better decisions and healthy choices regarding tobacco use. Wigand became nationally known as a whistleblower regarding the company's decisions involving the selection of ingredients in their cigarettes when on February 4, 1996 on the CBS news program 60 Minutes he stated Brown & Williamson intentionally manipulates the tobacco blend to increase the amount of nicotine in cigarette smoke, thereby increasing the 'impact' to the smoker. Nicotine is a naturally occurring substance in tobacco that is widely held to be responsible for the habit-forming and addictive effects of cigarette smoking. Wigand claims that he was subsequently harassed and received anonymous death threats. He was portrayed by Russell Crowe in the 1999 film The Insider directed by Michael Mann.
- Jeffrey S. Wigand war Vize-Präsident der Abteilung für Forschung und Entwicklung von „Brown & Williamson“, einem Tabakkonzern der British American Tobacco. Er war für die Entwicklung einer vermeintlich „gesünderen“ Zigarette durch den Verzicht auf die Beimischung von Cumarin zuständig. 1997 wandte sich Jeffrey Wigand an Lowell Bergman und wurde als Informant der Sendung 60 Minutes bekannt. Demnach hatte Brown & Williamson systematisch das Gesundheitsrisiko der von ihnen hergestellten Zigaretten verheimlicht. Für seine Aussagen erhielten er und seine Familie anonyme Morddrohungen. Der Skandal wurde in dem siebenfach Oscar-nominierten Spielfilm „The Insider“ mit Russell Crowe in der Rolle von Wigand verfilmt.
- Dr. Jeffrey Wigand fue vice presidente de investigación y desarrollo en Brown & Williamson en Louisville, Kentucky. Actualmente reside en Mt. Pleasant, Míchigan donde ocupa su tiempo y esfuerzo en dar charlas alrededor del mundo, como un testigo y consultor experto en varios temas relacionados con el tabaco, y en su organización sin fines de lucro, SMOKE-FREE KIDS, Inc. , donde concentra sus esfuerzos en alejar a los jóvenes y niños del hábito de fumar. Fue conocido como un "soplón" cuando, en el programa de noticias 60 Minutes de la cadena de televisión CBS, expuso las prácticas de su compañía en la cual manipulaban intencionalmente los efectos de la nicotina en los cigarrillos. Wigand alegó que luego de ello fue acosado y recibió varias amenazas de muerte.
- D. Jeffrey Wigand est surtout connu comme dénonciateur des méfaits de l'industrie du tabac. Ancien vice-président responsable de la recherche et du développement du fabricant de cigarettes américain, la Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation de Louisville (Kentucky). Son histoire est l'objet du film Révélations (intitulé L'initié dans sa version québécoise) réalisé par Michael Mann, où le rôle de Wigand est joué par Russell Crowe.
- ジェフリー・ワイガンド（Jeffrey Wigand, 1942年 - 、ニューヨーク生まれ）は、かつてタバコメーカーのブラウン・アンド・ウィリアムソン(B&W)社の開発部門担当取締役であった。 CBSニュースの番組「60Minutes」において、B&W社がニコチンとタバコの健康への影響の調査データを改竄(かいざん)しようとした行いを暴露したことで 内部告発者になった。このことでワイガンドは、匿名の脅迫を受けたと訴えた。 この事件は映画『インサイダー』で描かれ、ラッセル・クロウがワイガンドを演じた。
- Jeffrey Wigand er en amerikansk forsker som ble kjent som whistleblower i USA etter sin opptreden i nyhetsmagasinet 60 Minutes hvor han avslørte hvordan tobakks-firmaet han var ansatt i manipulerte nikotinen i sigarettene i den hensikt å gjøre folk mer avhengig. Wigand ble tilsatt som forskningssjef i den amerikanske tobakksgiganten Brown & Williamson i 1989. Målet hans var å utvikle en ny og mindre helsefarlig sigarett, men han kom raskt i konflikt med sin arbeidsgiver. Wigand reagerte blant annet på hvordan Brown & Williamson manipulerte sine tobakksprodukter for å skape større avhengighet hos røykerne, og han ble sett på som et uromoment innad i firmaet. I 1993 ble han oppsagt og pålagt taushetsplikt om alt han visste om tobakksindustriens indre liv. Brown & Williamson hevdet at han hadde brutt denne taushetsplikten og saksøkte Wigand som på sin side kom i kontakt med Lowell Bergman, programleder i aktualitetsprogrammet 60 Minutes på fjernsynskanalen CBS. Dette innledet en langvarig strid mellom Wigand og Brown & Williamson. Wigands liv ble totalt endret, men han ble en viktig mann i de amerikanske myndigheters arbeid for å bevise hvordan tobakksindustrien bruker avhengighet som et middel for å holde på sine kunder.
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- Dr. Jeffrey S. Wigand is a former vice president of research and development at Brown & Williamson in Louisville, Kentucky who worked on the development of reduced-harm cigarettes. He lectures around the world as an expert witness and consultant for various tobacco issues and devotes time to his non-profit organization Smoke-Free Kids Inc, an organization that attempts to help kids of all ages make better decisions and healthy choices regarding tobacco use.
- Jeffrey S. Wigand war Vize-Präsident der Abteilung für Forschung und Entwicklung von „Brown & Williamson“, einem Tabakkonzern der British American Tobacco. Er war für die Entwicklung einer vermeintlich „gesünderen“ Zigarette durch den Verzicht auf die Beimischung von Cumarin zuständig. 1997 wandte sich Jeffrey Wigand an Lowell Bergman und wurde als Informant der Sendung 60 Minutes bekannt.
- Dr. Jeffrey Wigand fue vice presidente de investigación y desarrollo en Brown & Williamson en Louisville, Kentucky. Actualmente reside en Mt. Pleasant, Míchigan donde ocupa su tiempo y esfuerzo en dar charlas alrededor del mundo, como un testigo y consultor experto en varios temas relacionados con el tabaco, y en su organización sin fines de lucro, SMOKE-FREE KIDS, Inc. , donde concentra sus esfuerzos en alejar a los jóvenes y niños del hábito de fumar.
- D. Jeffrey Wigand est surtout connu comme dénonciateur des méfaits de l'industrie du tabac. Ancien vice-président responsable de la recherche et du développement du fabricant de cigarettes américain, la Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation de Louisville (Kentucky). Son histoire est l'objet du film Révélations (intitulé L'initié dans sa version québécoise) réalisé par Michael Mann, où le rôle de Wigand est joué par Russell Crowe.
- Jeffrey Wigand er en amerikansk forsker som ble kjent som whistleblower i USA etter sin opptreden i nyhetsmagasinet 60 Minutes hvor han avslørte hvordan tobakks-firmaet han var ansatt i manipulerte nikotinen i sigarettene i den hensikt å gjøre folk mer avhengig. Wigand ble tilsatt som forskningssjef i den amerikanske tobakksgiganten Brown & Williamson i 1989. Målet hans var å utvikle en ny og mindre helsefarlig sigarett, men han kom raskt i konflikt med sin arbeidsgiver.
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