[1] Previously, he was President, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Lorillard Tobacco Company before it was purchased by Reynolds American.
[2][5] He served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing of Pace Foods, a division of Campbell Soup, from September 1995 to October 1997.
[2][3][5] In September 2010, he joined the Lorillard Tobacco Company as president and chief executive officer, as well as member of its board of directors, replacing Martin L.
[2] Kessler was the president and chief executive officer of Perrigo, a global consumer self-care company.
His daughter, Reed Kessler, competed as a show jumper for the United States Equestrian team at the London 2012 Olympics.