Bahama Mamas Cigars, a brand known for its flavored cigar offerings has named industry veteran Roy MacLaren as its new CEO and President. MacLaren most recently had been with Crux Cigar Company as its Executive Vice President of Sales. Bahama Mamas Cigars gained some popularity about a decade ago, but then saw its presence in the […]
As expected, Oliva Cigar Company José R. Oliva has been named the Speaker of the House for the State of Florida for 2019-2020. He succeeds current Florida Speaker of the House Richard Corcoran (R-Land O’Lakes, Florida). Hailing from Miami Lakes, Florida, Oliva was first elected to the Florida House of Representatives back in 2011 in a […]
Sinistro Cigars has announced a partnership with Tiburon Boutique Cigars for brand representation in the Texas market. Tiburon is a two-year-old independent cigar rep company based in Austin Texas focusing on Boutique Cigars and is co-owned by Carter Skinner of Austin, Texas and Chris Osgood of Houston, Texas. The company focuses on boutique cigars and […]
Todd Johnson, founder and managing partner of The Cigar Shop, a chain of three premium cigar retail stores based in the Carolinas, was elected State Senator for the 35th district of North Carolina. Johnson, a Republican, defeated Democratic challenger Caroline Walker in a seat vacated by longtime North Carolina State Senator Tommy Tucker. At press […]
Richard Krutick, a long time figure at Davidoff of Geneva who oversaw the marketing efforts in the U.S. market, has departed the company. During Krutick’s tenure at Davidoff of Geneva, the company had one of its most successful periods since entering the U.S. market. This included the launch of the Davidoff of Geneva Discovery Pillar […]
CigarClub.com has named premium cigar industry veteran Shanda Lee its new Chief Marketing Officer. Lee has over 25 years experience in marketing. She is best known for her time at J.C. Newman Cigar Company, where she was a Vice President of Marketing. Earlier this year, she had a brief stint as the Director of Marketing […]
Plasencia 1865 Cigars, the U.S. distribution company for the products of Plasencia Cigars, has announced that it has promoted José Luis Plasencia, the son of company patriarch Nestor Plasencia Sr. to Vice President. In his new role, Plasencia will oversee the entire distribution process, business operations, and support the sales team in the U.S. “We […]
Alex Goldman, a former executive with Swisher International best known for his tenure as President of Royal Gold Cigars, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment on charges of committing tobacco tax fraud. This was the result of a plea deal that saw Goldman plead guilty to the charge and also work as an informant […]
Tobacco Media Group, the company behind the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) Trade Show and Tobacco Business magazine, has announced it has added Dawn Conger to its team. Dawn’s focus will be continuing to grow the TPE Show. Conger is best known to the cigar industry for her tenure as a part of the International Premium […]
Gurkha Cigars has a new Director of Marketing and Public Relations, and it’s Christine Martinez de Castro. In her new role, Christine joins the Gurkha executive team reporting directly to company CEO Kaizad Haisota. In her new role, Christine will have overall responsibility for Gurkha’s branding, advertising, public relations, social media, and marketing campaigns. […]
