Newman Named Chairman of U.S. Cigar Association

Posted: November 1, 2007

Eric M. Newman, president of the J.C. Newman Cigar Co., was voted chairman of the Cigar Association of America on October 13, at the conclusion of the organization's 70th annual meeting, held in Charleston, S.C. Newman succeeds Theo W. Folz of Altadis U.S.A. Inc.

The Washington, D.C., group lobbies for the rights of cigar smokers and represents companies in the United States that make machine-made and premium cigars. Norman Sharp continues as president of the organization.

For more on this story, see the current issue of Cigar Insider.

Photo by Gary John Norman

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