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[El Presidente]

 

TOMÁS MARCO DOMÍNGUEZ APPOINTED HABANOS S.A. QUALITY DIRECTOR

Habanos S.A. has announced that Tomás Marco Domínguez is the company’s new quality director.

https://halfwheel.com/tomas-marco-dominguez-appointed-habanos-s-a-quality-director/407670/

[NSXCIGAR]

...no doubt despite his strong pleadings.

Article says this guy has been the head of budgeting and control so this might actually be a step up. 

What happened to the last guy?

"coinciding with this move, oscar ricote jorge—who spent 10 years as the quality director for habanos s.a.—is now heading to spain to work for the premium cigar division of tabacalera s.l.u., the spanish distributor of cuban cigars."

In other words, he escaped to Spain. More brain drain. 

[riderpride]

Interesting background.  I hope he doesn't equate increased quality to increased cost

Cheers

[Cigar Surgeon]

As I said on Facebook:

[Ryan]

I don't know Tomás Marco Dominguez at all but interesting that he is Spanish at least, given the rumours about changes to management in Habanos.

I was at a couple of dinners with Oscar Ricote in November and spoke with him a little. At one of the dinners he gave a 15 minute off-the-cuff speech/lecture to a cigar audience of the history of Hoyo de Monterrey. There were some farmers from San Juan y Martinez in the audience. I was talking with tobacco farmer Maximo Perez later that night who knew Oscar well but was extremely impressed by the speech.  

His depth of knowledge of the brand, including history of the farm, seed types, irrigation methods etc. was extraordinary. I've never seen a lecture, and I've been at a few of these things, where I've seen such depth of knowledge and love of the product and production methods. Out of pure luck, I had some 1977 Hoyo Margaritas with me that night, Oscar Riconte loved his.

I think he'll be missed.

[NSXCIGAR]

22 hours ago, Ryan said:

His depth of knowledge of the brand, including history of the farm, seed types, irrigation methods etc. was extraordinary.

As I suspected, he sounds like a very smart man. Smart enough to get the hell out and take his talents to Tabacalera. Like I said, brain drain at it's finest. 

[LordAnubis]

Must be the easiest job ever!!!  Where do i apply?