John Fraser

John brings a wealth of U.S. and international legal expertise to JTI, having spent half of his career in private practice in the U.S. and the U.K., and half in senior in-house roles in multinational FMCGs. John joined JTI’s headquarters in 2017 as General Counsel for the Central Europe Region and subsequently the Western Europe Region.

Before joining JTI, John’s experience includes working as a litigation partner in a prominent U.S. law firm and as Deputy General Counsel for listed Fortune 100 and FTSE 10 multinationals. In these roles, he led the global litigation, regulatory, compliance, IP, industry affairs, and corporate legal teams.

John holds an LLB from Cardiff University in the UK and a JD from the University of Missouri - Kansas City in the U.S. He is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales and an active member of the Missouri Bar.