Carlos A. Toraño, the third generation cigar maker and founder of the Toraño cigar brand, has passed away. He died peacefully at his home in Miami Florida, he was 78 years old. The Toraño family has over a century of history in the cigar business. Founded by Santiago Toraño in 1916, the Toraños were one […]
The Premium Cigar Association is getting ready to roll out a major new strategic initiative called Vision 50. In order to better support this initiative, the PCA has announced role changes for two key members of its Executive Team. First up, Joshua Habursky has been promoted to Deputy Executive Director of the PCA. Habursky will […]
Brian Diggins has been named National Sales Director of K by Karen Berger/Don Kiki Cigars. Hailing from College Station, Texas, Diggins will now assist in evaluating the national sales force and be in charge of opening all new accounts in unincorporated areas throughout the country. In addition, Diggins will also be the lead sales representative […]
Mombacho Cigars S.A. has announced that Jared Michaeli Ingrisano is its new President. Michaeli joined Mombacho Cigars a year ago as its Director of Global Sales. The announcement of Michaeli’s promotion was made at Mombacho’s 15th Anniversary celebration that took place last week. In a press release, Founder Cameron Heaps commented: “It was an honor […]
Rolando Villamil, best known for running Tabacalera Von Eicken (the Charles Fairmorn factory) in the Dominican Republic, has died. Villamil oversaw production of Kristoff Cigars as well as Epic Cigars. In a statement on social media, Kristoff Cigars commented, “Rolando was key behind the scenes overseeing day to day operations at the factory. From making […]
The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) announced today a new mission statement as well as an expansion of its Board of Directors from 15 to 19. The four new seats will be made available to associate members, expanding the number of associate members on the board from one to tive. Associate members include members from the […]
J.C. Newman Cigar Co. has announced it has promoted Aimee Cooks to Vice President and General Manager to its El Reloj cigar factory in Tampa, Florida. In this new position, Cooks will oversee all manufacturing responsibilities, including tobacco fermentation, cigar rolling, aging, and packing. Additionally, she will be responsible for the warehousing and shipping of […]
Dissident Cigars has new ownership once again. Today it was announced that ownership for Dissident has been taken over by Cynn & Joshua Coburn from Benjamin Holt. The Coburns are best known as cigar industry marketing veterans, authors, motivational speakers, and serial entrepreneurs. The Coburns have become the third set of owners for the brand. […]
Frank Seltzer, a long-time journalist who has been a fixture in the cigar industry for two decades, has passed away. Seltzer was a unique person in that his journalistic work in the cigar industry spanned both print and online publications. Most recently, Seltzer had been contributing work to Cigar Journal. His work has been seen […]
J.C. Newman Cigar Company has named Aldo Puncioni as its International Sales Director. In his new role based in Italy, Puncioni will oversee J.C. Newman’s sales in Europe and its European warehouse in Slovakia. Puncioni has a nickname of “Smoking Moses” on social media. He is a cigar store owner in Venice, and has also […]
