J. Cortès has announced several personnel changes concerning its Asia and Middle East business following the full integration of Oliva Cigar Company into the global J. Cortès cigar group.
Emmanuel Claerbout has been named as Export Manager for the Asia Pacific region. He joined the company in January 2017. Export Manager Asia and Middle East Tissa Dissanayaka is leaving the company to pursue other interests. Thomas Gryson will continue to coordinate travel retail globally.
In other news, J. Cortès has launched the first travel shopping-exclusive pack of four Tubo cigars from the NUB brand, created by Oliva in 2012.
J. Cortès described the new line as “one of the most innovative cigar concepts”. The short, stout cigars are handmade with a densely packed filler to allow each stick to burn slowly while maintaining a smoking time comparable to conventional sizes ranging from Robusto to Presidente.
The NUB pack includes four cigars with Nicaraguan filler and each with a different wrapper: Brazilian Maduro, Sun Grown, Connecticut and Cameroon.
