Aganorsa Leaf has added David Palm to the sales team. David will cover North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the territory and comes highly recommended. “When it became known we had a position available in the Southeast, many of our retailer partners reached out and […]
Michael Giannini, known for his tenures at General Cigar Company, Ventura Cigar Company, and El Credito, has joined Quality Importers Trading Company. He has joined the company in the newly created role of Chief of Customer Engagement. In this role, he will be responsible for the Sales, Marketing, and Messaging initiatives of the company. Giannini’s […]
Recently, Freud Cigar Company officially announced that Eladio Diaz is serving as Master Blender for its second cigar, “Freud Cigar Agape Limited Edition.” The Agape Limited Edition is a Dominican Puro, and will be released with a production count of 35,000 cigars. The brand will begin taking orders at the Premium Cigar Association trade show […]
Casa Cuevas Cigars has announced that Alec Cuevas has been promoted to Director of Brand Development. Alec is the son of Luis Cuevas Jr. and was the Director of Operations before this announcement. After spending summers at the Cuevas family’s Las Lavas factory in the Dominican Republic, Alec would land his first job in the […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has named Dr. Brian A. King as new Director for its Center for Tobacco Products (CTP). Dr. King takes over for Michele Mital, who had been serving as Acting Director since Dr. Mitch Zeller retired earlier this year. In a statement on Twitter, Dr. Robert Califf FDA Commissioner, comments, […]
Earlier this month, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) opened up voting for its Board of Directors. The PCA Board of Directors consists of 14 retail members and five Associate Members. The PCA holds elections each year to fill open board seats for directors whose terms have been completed. This year, there are three open Retail […]
The Cigar Association of America (CAA) has named Mudi Kpohraror as the new State Government Relations Director. Kpohraror will report to Vice President Chris Newbry. In a statement CAA President David Ozgo said “Mudi will continue to enable and advance how we advocate on behalf of our member companies to ensure that they have an active […]
Rick Rodriguez’s retirement has lasted ten days. Today Rodriguez confirmed a story on his social media pages published by Cigar Aficionado that he is returning to the cigar industry. Rodriguez, the former CAO Blender and Brand Ambassador, will be teaming up with Gus Martinez, also formerly of General Cigar Company, to launch West Tampa Tobacco Company. […]
Eddie Tarazona, owner and founder of Tarazona Cigars, has announced his candidacy for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Florida’s 18th district. Tarazona has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission and is planning on running under the Republican Party. The Florida State primary is set for August 23, 2022. The […]
Gran Habano has announced Ryan Bathurst as its Northeast Territory Manager. Bathurst will be responsible for representing Gran Habano for retailers throughout the New York City, Long Island, New Jersey, Delaware, and Eastern Pennsylvania region. Bathurst has ten years experience in luxury sales retail at Davidoff of Geneva, Nat Sherman International, and Cigarz on the […]
