After 20 years at Arturo Fuente, Wayne Suarez is no longer part of Arturo Fuente. Effective August 1st, Suarez is no longer with the company, ending his role as president of the Tampa-based cigar maker. Suarez was largely seen as the man behind-the-scenes for the brand and was particularly tied to the company’s famed Fuente Fuente OpusX line.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.