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League of Fat Bastards Cigars announced they are growing their sales team with the addition of two seasoned professionals, Massiel Prieto and Justin Sandlin. Read more

LOFB Cigars has announced the appointment of Eddie Tarazona as Director of Sales in the USA and the Americas. Read more

Casa 1910 announced that Jeremy Fondi has joined their company as its National Sales Director. Read more

La Flor Dominicana is proud to announce the appointment of Eddy Guerra as the company’s new Vice President of Marketing and Brand Development. Read more

Plasencia Cigars announced yesterday that Edward (Ed) Bello will join the company as Chief Executive Officer. Read more

Edca Quiñones has joined Dunbarton Tobacco & Trust as their first ever, in-house Sales Representative. Read more

Today, Perdomo Cigars announced that Michael Giannini, a longtime executive and figure of the cigar industry, has joined their Sales & Marketing team. Read more

Casa Turrent has announced the appointment of Ricardo Carioni as Head of Business Development, effective immediately. Read more

Steve Martin began his career at the tail end of the first tobacco boom in 1998 as a stock clerk for a small tobacconist in a shopping mall in Warren, Michigan. where he immersed himself in the cigar subculture and everything related to tobacco. Read more

Following the departure of long time VP of Sales Jonathan M. Carney, La Flor Dominicana sent out a notice to retailers today that they have named Litto Gomez Jr. their replacement. Read more

On this episode of the Spare Notes Series, Matt and Coop discuss the conversation of industry staff departures before starting a mid-year check in of the year. Read more

Today, Jonathan Carney told Smokin Tabacco that he is no longer working for La Flor Dominicana. Read more

The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) Board of Directors announced yesterday the promotion and hiring of Joshua Habursky to the role of PCA Executive Director, effective immediately. Read more

The Premium Cigar Association, a leading trade association representing specialty tobacco retailers, announces the departure of Scott Pearce, its executive director. Read more

All Saints Cigars and Micallef Cigars have jointly and amicably decided to conclude their successful unified sales operations program. Over the next 90 days, the partnership—which has effectively leveraged the strengths of both brands—will gracefully transition to allow each company to pursue tailored operational strategies. Read more

The Premium Cigar Association (PCA) welcomes Richard Chalkey as its new Director of Coalitions and Policy. Read more

Fratello Cigars announces the appointment of Jennifer True as its new Vice President of Marketing and Operations, effective April 1, 2024. Read more

Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) announces the merger of its three commercial divisions into a singular, global structure to enhance the company’s growth potential. Read more

Espinosa Premium Cigars has announced the hiring of Chrissy Stratman. Chrissy joins the Espinosa Team as the new Southwest Territory Manager for the states of Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, and New Mexico. Read more

Allison Trainer is departing from Hooten Young to continue growing her cigar business consulting, Abbondanza. Read more