# 22nd Century Group, Inc.

> Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50 |
| Entity type | Company |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/22nd-century-group-inc |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | source_reported |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 17 |
| Claims under review | 1 |
| Evidence records | 7 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-15T04:47:25.412982+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-10-15T04:47:25.412982+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: 22nd Century Group, Inc.
- Display name: 22nd Century Group, Inc.

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-15T18:59:36.130658+00:00 |
| Completeness | 0.364 |
| Record Quality | 0.821 |
| Directors | 8 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 5 |
| Entity class | public_company |

## Section coverage

| Section | State |
| --- | --- |
| identity | PUBLISHED |
| corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED |
| board | PUBLISHED |
| committees | NOT_REVIEWED |
| leadership | PUBLISHED |
| ownership | NOT_REVIEWED |
| financials | NOT_REVIEWED |
| capital_structure | PUBLISHED |
| compensation | NOT_REVIEWED |
| governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| audit | NOT_REVIEWED |
| legal | NOT_REVIEWED |
| risk | NOT_REVIEWED |
| cyber | NOT_REVIEWED |
| ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| agent_governance | RESTRICTED |
| markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED |
| events | PUBLISHED |
| relationships | PUBLISHED |
| assessments | PUBLISHED |
| evidence | PUBLISHED |

## Board

- Andrew Arno: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:5
- Daniel A. Otto: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:6
- David Keys: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:7
- Jonathan Staffeldt: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:8
- Lawrence D. Firestone: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:9
- Lucille Salhany: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:10
- Robert Manfredonia: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:11
- Scott Marion: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:12

## Executive leadership

- Daniel A. Otto: Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:13
- Jonathan Staffeldt: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary [GC]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:14
- Lawrence D. Firestone: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:15
- Robert Manfredonia: Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:16
- Scott Marion: Vice President of Manufacturing Operations. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:17

## Governance events

- CFO_CHANGED: Daniel A. Otto executive of 22nd Century Group, Inc., effective 2026-03-26. Effective: 2026-03-26. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:47:25.412982+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1khvjqq1tmu5y0
- GC_CHANGED: Jonathan Staffeldt executive of 22nd Century Group, Inc., effective 2026-03-26. Effective: 2026-03-26. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:47:25.412982+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1mo2js7erwxfd
- CEO_CHANGED: Lawrence D. Firestone executive of 22nd Century Group, Inc., effective 2026-03-26. Effective: 2026-03-26. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:47:25.412982+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1ncp6kn8ot5c1
- EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Robert Manfredonia executive of 22nd Century Group, Inc., effective 2026-03-26. Effective: 2026-03-26. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:47:25.412982+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1kvtqqf121n82h
- EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Scott Marion executive of 22nd Century Group, Inc., effective 2026-03-26. Effective: 2026-03-26. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:47:25.412982+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:b621gf13g2kuz

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://company/22nd-century-group-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- Andrew Arno: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f1e56d8e28b7ae9c379d9dce36876d9ff30781486090b1d7c1a3ca9e963136f.
- Daniel A. Otto: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f1e56d8e28b7ae9c379d9dce36876d9ff30781486090b1d7c1a3ca9e963136f.
- David Keys: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f1e56d8e28b7ae9c379d9dce36876d9ff30781486090b1d7c1a3ca9e963136f.
- Jonathan Staffeldt: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f1e56d8e28b7ae9c379d9dce36876d9ff30781486090b1d7c1a3ca9e963136f.
- Lawrence D. Firestone: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f1e56d8e28b7ae9c379d9dce36876d9ff30781486090b1d7c1a3ca9e963136f.
- Lucille Salhany: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f1e56d8e28b7ae9c379d9dce36876d9ff30781486090b1d7c1a3ca9e963136f.
- Robert Manfredonia: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f1e56d8e28b7ae9c379d9dce36876d9ff30781486090b1d7c1a3ca9e963136f.
- Scott Marion: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f1e56d8e28b7ae9c379d9dce36876d9ff30781486090b1d7c1a3ca9e963136f.
- Daniel A. Otto: Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2026-03-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a7a243d0838af2390ec35cae7e254f6735f135fade9f0a4278dbc3c150c50e22.
- Jonathan Staffeldt: General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2026-03-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c852e33852d4e41d5e6b85d5674886d0a0fdd065ce8c6a20e47672c29880171b.
- Lawrence D. Firestone: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2026-03-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9b700fe68e8bc1831afd8ab3a9ca465f4a2dfdf13e5904b18361da046a7c3055.
- Robert Manfredonia: Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:16. Valid from: 2026-03-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fd679f559ed08312029216b349249a16529bc28ed1175f285618a3e69c308e89.
- Scott Marion: Vice President of Manufacturing Operations. Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:leadership_role:17. Valid from: 2026-03-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ecde7f9552f2f7e58dff7fc56ab64a3b9adb6db7f2e2a55426463d140c8db5f5.

## Roles

- PUBLISHED

## Governance

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## Financials

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Workforce

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Market and index context

- PUBLISHED

## Legal Name

- 22nd Century Group, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:1758afaa9f85e3f18791251a4f8a13353f2f5d262a91f4953c98637407cb3d34.

## Entity Status

- Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:1758afaa9f85e3f18791251a4f8a13353f2f5d262a91f4953c98637407cb3d34.

## Published Fact

- US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:1758afaa9f85e3f18791251a4f8a13353f2f5d262a91f4953c98637407cb3d34.

## Security Listing

- XXII (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:1e033f65-88e3-497c-a8e9-aa3f662b2a50:security_listing:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:1758afaa9f85e3f18791251a4f8a13353f2f5d262a91f4953c98637407cb3d34.

## 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:projection-evidence:1758afaa9f85e3f18791251a4f8a13353f2f5d262a91f4953c98637407cb3d34: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f1e56d8e28b7ae9c379d9dce36876d9ff30781486090b1d7c1a3ca9e963136f: [22nd Century Group, Inc. DEF 14A 2025-12-30](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000149315225029651/formdef14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:a7a243d0838af2390ec35cae7e254f6735f135fade9f0a4278dbc3c150c50e22: [XXII 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000110465926034814/xxii-20251231x10k.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:c852e33852d4e41d5e6b85d5674886d0a0fdd065ce8c6a20e47672c29880171b: [XXII 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000110465926034814/xxii-20251231x10k.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:9b700fe68e8bc1831afd8ab3a9ca465f4a2dfdf13e5904b18361da046a7c3055: [XXII 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000110465926034814/xxii-20251231x10k.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:fd679f559ed08312029216b349249a16529bc28ed1175f285618a3e69c308e89: [XXII 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000110465926034814/xxii-20251231x10k.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:ecde7f9552f2f7e58dff7fc56ab64a3b9adb6db7f2e2a55426463d140c8db5f5: [XXII 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1347858/000110465926034814/xxii-20251231x10k.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.

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/22nd-century-group-inc)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/22nd-century-group-inc.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/22nd-century-group-inc?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://companies/22nd-century-group-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


## Connected governance records

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## Critical-risk oversight

Snapshot as of 2026-10-15T18:59:35.923241+00:00; recorded 2026-10-15T18:59:35.923241+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed.
Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording.
An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.