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. […]
Arsenio Ramos, the Master Blender behind Aganorsa Leaf, has passed away. Ramos had been working with Eduardo Fernandez, owner of Aganorsa Leaf for almost two decades. Fernandez had met Ramos in Cuba where he had been working for Cubatabaco for 45 years. Ramos had specialized in fermentation processes. The two hit it off and Fernandez […]
A little over a year after his tenure at Oettinger Davidoff AG came to an end, Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard is back in a CEO’s chair – at least for a short time. This past Tuesday, Hoejgaard was named Interim CEO of MCH Group AG, a marketing corporation based in Basel Switzerland. According to a press release […]
Blanco Cigar Company has announced that David Blanco has taken over as the President and CEO of the company effective September 1st, 2018. He succeeds his father Cesar Blanco in the role. Blanco Cigar Company was founded as Los Blancos Cigar Company in 1998 by David, Cesar, and Cesar’s brother Francisco. All three have served […]
