The Lotus Group/Integral Logistics has named Alan Gold as its new national sales manager, announcing the move on Thursday.

Gold is an industry veteran that brings more than 25 years of experience selling smoking accessories throughout the midwestern U.S., according to a press release. His LinkedIn account indicates that he has been the midwest sales manager of The Lotus Group since February 2016, and prior to that worked for as the midwest sales manager for XIKAR for seven years and as a sales rep for Colibri for 18 years.

He replaces Doug Kaufman, who left the company in early December.

The company said that Gold will soon begin a nationwide tour of retailers seeking input on how the company can better serve the stores carrying its product.

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