Heinrich Villiger is stepping down as CEO of European tobacco giant Villiger Söhne AG. Robert Suter, a former CEO with Swiss Holding company Conzetta AG will succeed him as company CEO. Villiger will continue to serve as Chairman of Villiger Söhne AG and Villiger Holding. At 85 years old, Villiger has had a long career with Villiger. […]
Cigar News: Villiger Cigars North America Names Rene Castaneda President
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Late last year Villiger Cigars North America announced plans to restructure. As a part of this effort, the company announced plans to name a new company President. This week, the North American subsidiary of Villiger announced that premium cigar industry veteran Rene Castenada will be its new President. The company also announced plans to move […]
Cigar News: Villiger North America to Restructure in 2016
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Villiger North America is planning some big changes in 2016. The division of Villiger Cigars focused on the U.S. market is planning on moving to a new headquarters location in Miami, Florida, and naming a new General Manager. As a part of the process, the company has made widespread changes to its sales organization, including […]
Cigar News: Villiger San’Doro Launched at 2015 IPCPR
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At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, Villiger Cigars launched the Villiger San’Doro line. The San’Doro line is being launched in three blends: San’Doro Claro, San’Doro Colorado, and San’Doro Maduro. The San’Doro line is positioned a more premium regular production offering in the Villiger portfolio. The San’Doro name pays homage to the times of Christopher Columbus. […]
Cigar News: Villiger Celebration 125th Anniversary Heading to U.S. Market
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In 2013, Villiger Cigars celebrated its 125th anniversary. While Villiger released a cigar called the Villiger 125 in the U.S.. That same year, another cigar called the Villiger Celebration 125th Anniversary was introduced to select retailers in the Swiss and German markets. At the 2015 IPCPR Trade Show, the Villiger Celebration was now launched for the U.S. market. The […]
Cigar News: Villiger Cigars North America Announces Departure of Roy MacLaren and Fabian Barrantes
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Villiger Cigars North America has announced the departure of two key members of its executive team – company President Roy MacLaren and Director of Marketing Fabian Barrantes. The announcement was made in a written communication today to its retailer base. MacLaren has served as company president of Villiger North America since February, 2012. His appointment […]
Cigar News: Villiger Tobajara Maduro (Cigar Preview)
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At the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show in Las Vegas, Villiger North America was showcasing its Tobajara Maduro. Last month we had reported on this Brazilian puro that previously had only been available outside the United States. The name Tobajara references a tribe of native Brazilians. The culture of this tribe were tobacco users. Tobajara is […]
Cigar News: Villiger 1888 Especiales (Cigar Preview)
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The Villiger 1888 Especiales is a limited edition cigar that was launched by Villiger at the 2014 IPCPR Trade Show. The Villiger 1888 line pays homage to the year Jean Villiger founded Villiger Sons Limited,. When Villiger North America President Roy MacLaren joined Villiger, he began focusing on the company’s premium cigar business. While new […]
Cigar News: Villiger North America Promotes Shawna Williams to Vice President of Sales
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Villiger Cigars North America has announced the promotion of Shawna Williams to Vice President of Sales. The announcement was made by Villiger Cigars President ‘Roy E. MacLaren. In a statement by MacLaren, ” “Shawna’s attitude and contributions have been invaluable and she embodies so many of the wonderful traits of our company. Her innovation thinking […]
Cigar Review: Cuéllar Connecticut Krēmē by Villiger Cigars
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The Cuellar Connecticut Krēmē is one of three new lines introduced in 2014 by Villiger Cigars. It was two years go when Roy MacLaren was named President of Villiger North America. MacLaren has been instrumental in bringing renewed focus and energy to the premium cigar division at Villiger. This included hiring Fabian Barrantes as Director of Marketing […]