['OTHER', 'NY', 'Press', 'Release', 'Vector', 'Tobacco', 'Names', 'Philip', 'Morris', 'Veteran', '(Vector)', 'James', 'Taylor', 'Vice', 'President', 'of', 'Marketing', 'and', 'International', 'NEW', 'YORK--(BUSINESS', 'WIRE)--Sept.', '20,', '2001--Vector', 'Group', 'Ltd.', '(NYSE:', 'VGR)', 'announced', 'today', 'that', 'James', 'A.', 'Taylor,', 'a', 'renowned', 'marketing', 'executive', 'with', 'significant', 'tobacco', 'industry', 'experience', 'as', 'a', 'category', 'manager', 'for', 'Marlboro', 'at', 'Philip', 'Morris', 'U.S.A.,', 'has', 'joined', 'the', "Company's", 'Vector', 'Tobacco', 'subsidiary', 'as', 'Vice', 'President', 'of', 'Marketing', 'and', 'International.', ',', 'Vector', 'Tobacco', 'has', 'developed', 'and', 'is', 'bringing', 'to', 'market', 'less', 'hazardous', 'tobacco', 'products,', 'including', 'a', 'reduced', 'carcinogen', 'cigarette', 'called', 'OMNI,', 'and', 'a', 'nicotine-free', 'cigarette', 'called', 'OMNI', 'Nicotine', 'Free,', 'which', 'also', 'has', 'reduced', 'levels', 'of', 'tobacco', 'specific', 'nitrosamines', '(TSNAs).', 'Both', 'OMNI', 'products', 'smoke,', 'taste,', 'and', 'burn', 'like', 'a', 'regular', 'cigarette.', '"James', 'Taylor', 'is', 'an', 'exceptionally', 'talented', 'marketing', 'executive', 'with', 'years', 'of', 'relevant', 'tobacco', 'experience,"', 'said', 'Bennett', 'S.', 'LeBow,', 'Chairman', 'and', 'Chief', 'Executive', 'Officer', 'of', 'Vector', 'Group.', '"James\'', 'market', 'insight', 'and', 'expertise', 'will', 'be', 'invaluable', 'to', 'the', 'Vector', 'team', 'as', 'we', 'prepare', 'to', 'launch', 'OMNI', 'this', 'fall', 'and', 'OMNI', 'Nicotine', 'Free', 'this', 'winter."', '"This', 'is', 'a', 'fascinating', 'period', 'for', 'the', 'tobacco', 'industry', 'and', 'I', 'am', 'particularly', 'pleased', 'to', 'be', 'joining', 'Vector,', 'which', 'possesses', 'not', 'one,', 'but', 'two', 'innovative', 'technologies', 'that', 'could', 'change', 'the', 'entire', 'smoking', 'landscape', 'in', 'the', 'years', 'to', 'come,"', 'said', 'James', 'Taylor.', 'An', 'Australian', 'national,', 'Mr.', 'Taylor,', '43,', 'has', 'significant', 'domestic', 'and', 'intemational', 'marketing', 'experience,', 'including', '12', 'years', 'with', 'the', 'Philip', 'Morris', 'companies.', 'In', 'addition,', 'Mr.', 'Taylor', 'served', 'as', 'a', 'Director', 'of', 'Marketing', 'at', 'Miller', 'Brewing', 'Company,', 'as', 'a', 'Vice', 'President', 'of', 'Marketing', 'for', 'Labatt', 'Breweries', 'of', 'Canada,', 'and', 'as', 'Vice', 'President', 'of', 'Marketing', 'for', 'Dannon,', 'part', 'of', 'The', 'Danone', 'Group.', 'Most', 'recently,', 'Mr.', 'Taylor', 'served', 'as', 'President', 'of', 'Internet', 'Services', 'for', 'a', 'Boston-based', 'technology', 'company.', 'Mr.', 'Taylor', 'graduated', 'from', 'University', 'of', 'Glasgow', 'in', '1978', 'with', 'a', 'degree', 'in', 'Economics.', 'Vector', 'Group', 'is', 'a', 'holding', 'company', 'that', 'indirectly', 'owns', 'Liggett', 'Group', 'Inc.,', 'Vector', 'Tobacco', 'and', 'a', 'controlling', 'interest', 'in', 'New', 'Valley', 'Corporation.', 'CONTACT:', 'Citigate', 'Sard', 'Verbinnen', 'Anna', 'Cordasco/Paul', 'Caminiti/Carrie', 'Bloom', '212/687-8080', 'Received', 'by', 'NewsEDGE/LAN:', '9/20/01', '2:09', 'PM', 'VIO6E0L', 'S807']