Ken Mansfield has been named the new national sales director for Blanco Cigar Co.

His first day on the job is today. As part of his new role, he will be tasked with managing the company’s salesforce nationally, as well as handling the sales of Blanco cigars in the southeastern U.S.

“We are excited to add such a dynamic personality and manager to our team and feel Ken will provide immense value to the company, enhancing customer service policies and procedures in addition to developing the sales force throughout the Continental U.S.,” said David A. Blanco, founder of Blanco Cigar Co., in a press release. “We would like to welcome him and his family to Blanco Cigars as we look forward to a long and prosperous future together.”

Mansfield has worked in the cigar industry for more than 30 years, spending the last 11 years as the southeastern regional sales manager for Gurkha Cigar Group.

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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.