# UNIVERSAL CORP > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v3 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/universal-corp-va | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 20 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 3 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-09-20T04:46:07.325097+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-09-20T04:46:07.325097+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/ - Display name: UNIVERSAL CORP ## Leadership - Arthur J. Schick, Jr: Director. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:2. - Diana F. Cantor: Director. Valid from: 2012-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:2. - Fotini E. Manolios: Director. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:2. - Gregory A. Trojan: Director. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:2. - Jacqueline T. Williams: Director. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:2. - Lennart R. Freeman: Director. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:2. - Preston D. Wigner: Director. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:2. - Robert C. Sledd: Director. Valid from: 2009-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:2. - Thomas H. Tullidge, Jr: Director. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:2. - A. L. Hentschke: Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Valid from: 2025-05-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:3. - C. H. Claiborne: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Valid from: 2025-05-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:3. - J. C. Kroner: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Valid from: 2025-05-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:3. - J. Patrick O'Keefe: Vice President, Ingredients. Valid from: 2025-05-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:3. - M. Starke: Senior Vice President and Sales Director. Valid from: 2025-05-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:3. - P. D. Wigner: Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer. Valid from: 2025-05-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:3. - S. J. Bleicher: Vice President and Controller. Valid from: 2025-05-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:3. - S. S. Diel: Vice President, Business Development. Valid from: 2025-05-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:3. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:1. ## Headquarters - US. Publication: UNDER_REVIEW. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: unlinked, under review. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:1. ## Published Fact - US. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:1. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:1: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/universal-corp-va). - alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:2: [DEF 14A uvv-20260624.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000162828026046310/uvv-20260624.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:f5a37991-7175-4807-91d1-56b14a561927:3: [UVV 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000010203725000028/uvv-20250331.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. - Current index memberships: Unavailable - Index membership events: Unavailable ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/universal-corp-va) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/universal-corp-va.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/universal-corp-va) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/universal-corp-va?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/universal-corp-va` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp