Nonguebzanga Maxime Compaore is Special Adviser for International Affairs at the Norwegian Cancer Society with over 15 years of experience in tobacco control. His leadership roles include having served as a Board Member and Chairperson of the Global Alliance for Tobacco Control (Formerly known as the Framework Convention Alliance – FCA). He currently contributes his expertise to international health policy as a member of Cancer Research UK’s International Cancer Prevention Advisory Group and the Advisory Board of the Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP). REEP is a Knowledge Hub for the Secretariat of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control with expertise on taxation and fiscal issues and focused on policy-oriented research to combat the commercial determinants of health.