Roberto P. Duran Premium Cigars and Azan Tobacco Group has announced a partnership with tobacco industry veteran Eric Piras. The partnership is intended to help the company expand into new markets internationally. The latest move in the company’s aggressive growth plans was announced today via press release. Eric Piras Piras is based in Hong Kong […]
Roberto P. Duran Cigars continues strengthen their team. Today the company announced the additions of industry veterans Strom Farbarik and Carolee Martin to the sales force. The move comes only months after company owner Roberto Pelayo Duran aggressively bolstered his own sales team with the additions of National Sales Manager Miguel Schoedel, Frank Cuden, and […]
Blanco Cigars, a premium boutique cigar company based out of Clearwater, Florida has named Robbie Streitz its new Director of Sales. Streitz’s will have responsibilities for overseeing all sales activities from its United States bonded warehouse and offices. A press release was received by Cigar Coop announcing Streitz’s appointment: Robbie Streitz moved to the Tampa […]
Ramon Zapata Perez, one of the founders of Compania Hondurena de Tabacos has announced he is leaving the company. Zapata made the announcement on his Facebook page this past Friday. Zapata indicated this was a voluntary departure and that the company would continue in operation without him. Compania Hondurena de Tabacos (CHT) stands for “Honduran Tobacco […]
Hamlet Espinal Oettinger Davidoff AG announced this morning the appointment of Hamlet Espinal as the General Manager of Tabadom Holdings. If Tabadom (short for Tabacos Dominicanos Companies Group) is familiar to you, it is because this is subsidiary where the factory operations for Davidoff fall under. Espinal succeeds Hendrick “Henke” Kelner in that role, however […]
Hans-Kristian Hoejsgaard (Left) and Jim Young (Right) (Photo Credit: Davidoff.com) This year, we introduce a new category for our Year in Review postseason recognition. The award is for Cigar Industry Person of the Year. The purpose of this award is to look at a person(s) in the cigar industry that has made a significant impact, […]
Bob Moreno becomes the latest name in the cigar industry to go on the move. Moreno has become La Palina Cigars’ new Vice President of Sales, thus departing E.P. Carrillo where he served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Moreno replaces Andrew Brennan who previously served in that position for La Palina. Moreno will […]
Roberto P. Duran Cigars has announced that Jack Torano will join the company. Torano’s role will be to oversee sales in Florida and the Caribbean region. Torano becomes the third former employee to join the Roberto P. Duran cigars since the Torano brands were sold to General Cigar last month. It was earlier this week that Roberto […]
Following the dissolution of Torano Family Cigars, it didn’t take long for the company’s former National Sales Manager to land somewhere. Earlier today, Schoedel it was formally announced that he would become the new National Sales Manager for Roberto P. Duran Premium Cigars. In a press release by the company, the move is designed to […]
Kiki Berger Photo Credit: CubanCrafters.com Enrique Berger, better known as Don Kiki Berger, one of the more popular and respected personalities in the cigar industry has passed away. It had been reported this past Friday that Berger had been hospitalized following a massive heart attack. Berger is best known for running not only running Cuban […]
