United Cigars has announced that it has hired Dan Davison as the company’s new director of marketing.

Davison most recently served as a brand manager for Altadis U.S.A. and previously worked as a sales representative for Kristoff. He also has worked at various cigar stores; in total, he has more than a decade of experience in the cigar industry.

“This is a welcomed addition to the growing team at United Cigars,” said Oliver Nivaud, director of operations for United Cigars, in a press release. “Growth is only possible through belief and support from our retail partners, this in turn provides us with the opportunity to put the right pieces in place.”

United Cigars sells its own brands such as Abuelo and Gianna Havana as well as its exclusive Firecracker Series. It’s also the U.S. distributor for Selected Tobacco S.A.—Atabey, Bryon and others—Arnold André and Tabacalera Magia.

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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.