['I', 'ask', 'all', 'of', 'you', 'here', 'this', 'morning', 'at', 'this', 'time', 'to', 'join', 'me', 'in', 'thanking', 'both', 'of', 'these', 'gentlemen', 'for', 'their', 'outstanding', 'contributions', 'and', 'dedicated', 'service', 'to', 'the', 'Company.', 'Gentlemen,', 'would', 'you', 'please', 'stand?', '(Applause.', ')', 'MR.', 'BIBLE:', 'I', 'would', 'also', 'like', 'to', 'mention', 'that', 'Bill', 'Murray,', 'is', 'who', 'retired', 'as', 'Chairman', 'this', 'year,', 'is', 'also', 'with', 'us', 'today.', 'Bill', 'had', 'an', 'extraordinary', 'career', 'at', 'Philip', 'Morris.', 'He', 'began', 'as', 'a', 'finance', 'manager', 'in', 'Lausanne,', 'Switzerland', '25', 'years', 'ago,', 'and', 'rose', 'to', 'become', 'Executive', 'Vice', 'President', 'of', 'Philip', 'Morris', 'International.', 'The', 'Company', 'then', 'tapped', 'him', 'for', 'a', 'host', 'of', 'senior', 'management', 'positions,', 'including', 'President', 'and', 'Chief', 'Operating', 'Officer', 'of', 'Philip', 'Morris', 'Companies', 'Inc.', 'before', 'being', 'elected', 'Chairman.', 'Bill', 'and', 'I', 'worked', 'together', 'for', 'many', 'years,', 'and', 'his', 'leadership', 'has', 'been', 'a', 'great', 'asset', 'to', 'the', 'Company,', 'and', 'I', 'would', 'like', 'all', 'of', 'you', 'to', 'join', 'me', 'in', 'extending', 'a', 'warm', 'welcome,', 'and', 'expressing', 'our', 'deepest', 'thanks', 'to', 'Bill', 'Murray.', 'Bill,', 'will', 'you', 'stand', 'for', 'a', 'second', 'Dennis', 'C.', 'Johnson', '&', 'Associates', 'bas', 'arcaredrd']