Jason Lois, who has served as served as the “face” and National Sales Manager of Crossfire Cigars has announced he is departing the company and is leaving the industry – at least on a full-time basis. In a statement on his Facebook page, Lois commented: It has been a pleasure and an honor to be […]
Cigar News: Davidoff of Geneva Austria Moves Into New German Subsidiary
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Oettinger Davidoff has made a series of re-organizational announcements. The big one will see the current Davidoff of Geneva Austria team report into the new Davidoff of Geneva Germany Subsidiary. Under the announcement, Olaf Ruf, the recently named General Manager of Davidoff of Geneva Germany will assume responsibility for Davidoff of Geneva Austria. Isabella Keusch, […]
Cigar News: Brad Sargant Named PDR Cigars Florida Sales Manager
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PDR Cigars has named Brad Sargant as its new Florida Sales Manager. Sargent previously served as the company’s Midwest Sales Manager where he had increased sales in the territory by almost 18% in a seven month time period. Sargent fills a position that was previously handled by an independent sales broker. The company refers to […]
Cigar News: Jack Toraño Rejoins Toraño Cigars
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Jack is back. When General Cigar Company acquired the brands of Torano Family Cigars back in 2014, there is one thing that didn’t come along with that transaction and that was a Torano – until now. Jack Torano, who previously worked in his family’s business as the Marketing Manager of Torano Family Cigars is returning to his roots. Torano confirmed […]
Cigar News: Jack Toraño Departs Duran Cigars
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The Jack Torano era at Duran Cigars has come to an end. This afternoon, Torano announced on his Facebook page that he was departing Duran Cigars. Torano is best known for his tenure at Torano Famly Cigars where he served as Marketing and Customer Relations Manager. Following the September 2014 sale of the Torano brands to General Cigar, Torano joined Duran […]
Cigar News: Black Label Trading Company Names Derek Matthews National Sales Manager
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Black Label Trading Company has named Derek Matthews as its new National Sales Manager. Matthews will have responsibility for both the BLTC and Black Works Studio premium cigar brands. Matthews is an avid cigar enthusiast and a Tobacconist University Certified Retail Tobacconist. He has many years of cigar retail experience as well as experience in […]
Cigar News: Oklahoma Congressman Cole Responds to FDA Regulations on Premium Cigars
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Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole called out the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for over-extending its power for its recently announced regulations against the premium cigar industry. He also called on using his amendment in the recent Agriculture Appropriations Bill as a solution for not subjecting the small businesses of the cigar industry to “unnecessary […]
Cigar News: Gurkha Cigars Names Eddy Guerra Director of Marketing
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Gurkha Cigars has a new marketing director. Today the company announced Eddy Guerra will become the new Director of Marketing. In a press release announcing the hire, Kaizad Hansaotia,CEO of Gurkha stated:” I met Eddy Guerra in Thailand, and we quickly became friends. His knowledge about cigars and marketing acumen, make him a tremendous asset […]
Cigar News: Fuente Factory General Manager Samuel Méndez Found Dead
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Samuel Mendez, who served as General Manager of Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia was found dead yesterday. According to the Dominican Republic-based publication El Caribe and Cigar Aficionado, the cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 44 years old. The El Caribe report states that Mendez was found in his SUV near the […]
Cigar News: New General Manager Named for Davidoff of Geneva Germany
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Back in February, Oettinger Davidoff AG announced it was creating a subsidiary for Germany called Davidoff of Geneva Germany. Today, Oettinger Davidoff AG named Olaf Ruf as the future general Manager for the new subsidiary. Ruf will play a role in setting up the new subsidiary and once Davidoff of Geneva Germany is officially established, […]